I think being a poet, period, is isolating.

Our lives are short and everything sort of regresses to the mean.

I think being a poet, period, is isolating.

The whole process of getting a book published is just part of the process. The last of the process that I enjo

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.

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.

Most of my writing friends are working in academia. Most of my business school friends are always talking about bringing companies public, and money, and making money, and lots and lots of money. It's just a different environment.