His blood is black and boiling hot, he gurgles ghastly groans. He'll cook you in his dinner pot, your skin, your flesh, your bones.
A poet is not something you become; a poet is something you are.
I accept challenges, I have always done that in writing.
I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read.
We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.
When I began writing, I didn't read any other children's poets... I didn't want to be influenced until I'd found my own voice. Now I read them all.