"Most victims of my autobiographical verse are either far too polite, remarkably understanding unaware that I have written poems about them."

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"Most victims of my autobiographical verse are either far too polite, remarkably understanding unaware that I have written poems about them."

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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 became intrigued with colour theory. The absurd pronouncements of the Colour Institute, a group that decides what colours are hot each year or season, amused me."

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"My obsession with time informs my poetry so completely it is hard for me to summarize it. We want time to pass, for new things to happen to us, we want to hold on to certain moments, we don't want our lives to end."

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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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"Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools."

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"If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect."

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