I feel like I give myself all day long to other people and other things, and I still seem like I have something to write once in awhile. Not often, though.

I think my brain is full of collisions and that's how I like to read and process information. I'm always comparing things and I think I do that subconsciously when I'm reading books of poetry.

Having children can be such a gift, but it can be a crushing experience for a certain kind of mom. And I am that certain kind of mom.

I think e-mail and social media and all that has made me feel way less isolated than ever before.

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

I do think that given my background as a poet, and also I work in a different field, you're sort of neither here nor there.

My life all-around is really different than a lot of other poets. Not poets that are parents, too, but just that I can hardly find anyone who works in the industries that I've worked in.