I'm a poet who can whine in meter

He made me realize that hard work--that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task--is joyous

My books for adults had been previously challenged and banned so I'd had experience with it. I always find it sad and amusing: Sad to think that such archaic and potentially dangerous censorious beliefs still exist, and amused because these censors only make a book more powerful and seductive when trying to ban it.

Yep, my daddy was an undependable drunk. But he'd never missed any of my organized games, concerts, plays, or picnics. He may not have loved me perfectly, but he loved me as well as he could. (189)

I had the feeling I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to be another disappointing Indian.

I've learned that the worst thing a parent can do is ignore their children

If I wasn't writing poems I'd be washing my hands all the time.