I had a couple of Asian readers and other folks tell me, "Oh, you have a lot of sex in your writing."

The consciousness of one's physical self had to be repressed because, socially, the female body was so visible, an ongoing provocation and incitement of specular curiosity and fascination.

"Stop Already" is a fairly new poem in a group that was just published by Feminist Studies, which is why I sent them to you.

"Time" does not mean "occasion."

The Chinese traditionally have revered age and longevity - I have one and hope for the other! - so, in Taipei, a city-hub for global Chinese who dis-identify with the People's Republic of China's construction of a Communist nationalist Chineseness, I called on the Chinese muse of writing to witness my emergence out of the academic woods.

One should be able to teach adequately and feel good about it.

I had a couple of Asian readers and other folks tell me, "Oh, you have a lot of sex in your writing."