There's always an added element of a poem when it's read aloud because then you can really hear the rhythm, and the cadence, and even the pronunciation sometimes adds another layer to the poem.

I always have to do more to contribute to society.

We fall in love forever many times, and many times we die.

While some mothers sing lullabies to their children, my mother read me poetry. And to this day, I associate my strongest and most insistent feelings with words lyrically organized on a page.

My mother's only wish was to start a life in America because America was the cradle of every promise and opportunity.

I feel in poetry there aren't that many rules that you need to absolutely live by depending on your style of poetry.

I participated in many different rituals, but for me, I'm very spiritual and I believe that there's definitely be a greater force that defines us and leads us. For sure. No question for me.