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 feel vulnerable talking about the poetry aspect of my career because it's little diary entries that I need to sometimes close read, and to reveal that much, it's a bit nerve-racking.

Although I was calm as a child, I had this restlessness about me–this need and hunger to create my own world. Poetry filled that void, and its words fed that vital necessity of ownership.

I always have to do more to contribute to society.

As a poet and as an actress, we're taught to be far more elaborate with our words and - I wouldn't say generalize, but definitely stronger with our choices.

Definitely routine is the bedrock of our relationship.

I've written and translated my own poems from English to German. It's basically a summation of my identity as it stands now.