I always have to do more to contribute to society.

Bound in primal longings, we pine to be understood by ourselves.

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.

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

Every one of us strives to be a better person; and if I am to contribute one thing of myself, it would be compassion.

I would like my books to stand as a tool to unbind children from expectations of poetry because it should free the child to self-expression and exploration.

I always have to do more to contribute to society.