Ultimately I have learned more about poetry, from music and magic than from literature.

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

I had a toy theater and a magic lantern, and when I was eight I built a stage for theatricals in the attic.

Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even their desire to create. The truth of the matter is quite opposite.

Follow your own weird.

Most poets, like most people, try hard to be like someone they admire or they are possessed with an image of what they ought to be.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.