In my work, I really try to look at ordinary things quite closely to see if there isn't a little bit of something special about them. I'm trying to make something as nearly perfect as I can out of words.

When she left me I stood out in the thunderstorm, hoping to be destroyed by lightning. It missed, first left, then right.

In my work, I really try to look at ordinary things quite closely to see if there isn't a little bit of something special about them. I'm trying to make something as nearly perfect as I can out of words.

There's nothing wrong with delighting in what you do. In fact, most of the fun you'll have as a poet will come about during the process of writing.

There are mornings when everything brims with promise, even my empty cup.

I farm a little plot of things to say, with not much frontage on the busy road.

Valentine's Day is the poet's holiday.