There is so much work left to be done in the world and for me, I am hoping to make the change I can and do the work I need to do through this gift I've been given.

For me as a writer, it was understanding that we're so far behind in our way of dealing with death. We put someone in the ground, we bury them or we burn them, and then we're supposed to just move on and kind of get over it.

I've learned about marrying poetry and prose and making both accessible.

There is something so deeply visceral about libraries for me-rooms and rooms full of people dreaming and remembering.

There is so much work left to be done in the world and for me, I am hoping to make the change I can and do the work I need to do through this gift I've been given.

I loved and still love watching words flower into sentences and sentences blossom into stories.

We live inside our parents' backstory.