My wife used to tell me one of my best qualities was that my feet don't smell, but I remember my brother's did when we were kids.

Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, play with language, solve problems, use my imagination, and draw on my own childhood.

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

My wife used to tell me one of my best qualities was that my feet don't smell, but I remember my brother's did when we were kids.

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

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.

I would go to sketch groups and draw. I really enjoyed the subject matter, but I wasn't good at it.