I just didn't want any order in anything. I have to leave an ordered life for them - the kids - and my job. I have to be at my desk at a certain time, and I have to answer e-mails within a certain time period.

Most people are trying to go digital, and trying to do different things with poetry. McSweeney's is going in the opposite direction - going more classic, and retro, which is all coming back.

I just didn't want any order in anything. I have to leave an ordered life for them - the kids - and my job. I have to be at my desk at a certain time, and I have to answer e-mails within a certain time period.

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

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.

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

I've always done things that were good for me, whether they were viewed as being as prestigious or whatever.