It took me awhile to not be ashamed to be a poet in the business environment, and to be a business person in the poet environment.

I think I love humor in poetry, but not that slapstick cheap easy humor, but that uncomfortable, "did she say that out loud?" kind of humor.

I can't help but go against the grain, I suppose it is in my fabric to be a rule-breaker.

We're all just a part of this large, spiraling, constantly fluid hierarchy and changing. At some points in your life, you feel crushed by that, depending on who you come in contact with.

Everyone always says that having kids is messy and sloppy. It's true, but you as a parent have to try to bring some boundaries and control over that experience, or you'd have out-of-control kids.

There's so much stuff being written! Every year, how many books come out? I can't keep up, and I read a lot. It's amazing.

It took me awhile to not be ashamed to be a poet in the business environment, and to be a business person in the poet environment.