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

I'm working now on a collection of Shakespearean sonnets, about 100 of them, that I may publish if anyone's interested. My take on life is a little different from the bard's.

I'm usually working on eight or 10 things at once.

Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.

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

I accept challenges, I have always done that in writing.

I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own childhood.