"Poets can't resist the dramatic pull of their lives and so inevitably write autobiographical verse."

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"Poets can't resist the dramatic pull of their lives and so inevitably write autobiographical verse."

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"I find it exhausting to administer a magazine without an office or paid staff."

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"The community of poets I belong to is not as close as it used to be, if only for the fact that our lives have become busier: jobs, children, and the like."

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"I have always been very obsessed with time. Time's passage makes us all very vulnerable and because we all experience it in our own way, it can make us feel very alone."

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"Poets have to be sensitive to their audience, but it does not mean that they censor themselves. I realise my audience is diverse. Some will read with empathy and curiosity while others will take offense."

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"Some readers allow their prejudices to blind them. A good reader knows how to disregard inappropriate responses."

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