Art is a refining and evocative translation of the materials of the world.
Be yourself. Don't imitate other poets. You are as important as they are.
What, what am I to do with all of this life?
When you love a man, he becomes more than a body. His physical limbs expand, and his outline recedes, vanishes. He is rich and sweet and right. He is part of the world, the atmosphere, the blue sky and the blue water.
I am interested in telling my particular truth as I have seen it.
I've always thought of myself as a reporter.