I think I've always felt very isolated, and I'm sure lots of poets do.

I've never thought about the con of living in New York as a writer. Because I always think, Oh, what fun to be around so many writers. Because I've never been around so many writers.

For the most part, it's a world of artists that are very in their own heads.

I've always wanted editors that actually edited my poems.

I've read a lot more than most of the people that I know, except for one of my really close friends reads way more than I do.

I love when I meet generous poets, and generous meaning nice people, who give to the poetry community, who do interviews, read other people's books, and talk about them, spread the...love, I guess. That means a lot to me.

My gut was always that if I taught students poetry, I would give too much of myself to them and have nothing left.