I couldnt be a writer without hope. I think I became a writer because Im pretty optimistic.

If I loved someone enough, I would go anywhere in the world with them." —Staggerlee

I feel like the world stopped. And I got off...and then it started spinning again, but too fast for me to hop back on. I feel like I'm still trying to get a...to get some kind of foothold on living

To watch your home change in front of you is surprising. But at the same time, going someplace like Mississippi, makes me appreciate even this.

In all your getting, get understanding.

We do inherently know that poetry is about the way we speak. It's about where we pause, where we drop our words in the middle of a sentence. It's about the rhythm and the cadence of the way we speak. It's about putting that down at the end of the day.

I always say I write because I have lots of questions, not because I have any answers.