And I say to my heart: rave on.

You may not agree, you may not care, but if you are holding this book you should know that of all the sights I love in this world — and there are plenty — very near the top of the list is this one: dogs without leashes.

In my own work, I usually revise through forty or fifty drafts of a poem before I begin to feel content with it.

Writing a poem ... is a kind of possible love affair between something like the heart (that courageous but also shy factory of emotion) and the learned skills of the conscious mind.

... the natural world is the old river that runs through everything, and I think poets will forever fish along its shores.

I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.

I believe in kindness. Also in mischief.