As human beings, we have the blessing and the curse that we're able to adapt to almost anything. No matter how extreme the circumstances you're in, they become normal.

I've been writing poems and stories since I was about 13.

To understand the world, one’s place in it, is to be always at the risk of drowning.

I guess I find the boundaries between poetry and prose to be somewhat permeable.

Noises and smells, those can bring back powerful memories. I remember when I was going to school one Fourth of July, and there were a lot of fireworks going off. I knew that I was in Richmond. I knew that I was a college student. But I thought people were shooting at me.

I can't envision an honest war novel that left war in a positive light.

Freedom is not the same as lack of accountability.