My reading is extremely eclectic. Lately I've been teaching myself computer graphics, so I'm reading a lot about that. I read books of trivia, of facts.

I've been influenced by poets as diverse as Dylan Thomas, Lewis Carroll, and Edgar Allan Poe.

My reading is extremely eclectic. Lately I've been teaching myself computer graphics, so I'm reading a lot about that. I read books of trivia, of facts.

Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career.

A poet is not something you become; a poet is something you are.

We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.

I always knew would be some sort of artist, but didn't know what.