"I think the main influence has been living in New York City. Aside from all the crap around 9/11, I find it very demanding to think amid all the noise and visual pollution."

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"I think the main influence has been living in New York City. Aside from all the crap around 9/11, I find it very demanding to think amid all the noise and visual pollution."

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"It's a bit of a crapshoot out there with young writers right now anyway."

Now

"Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend it's no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often it's really just about the money, the perceived prestige."

Money

"I'm not interested in being easy anymore. Readable, yes. Easy, no."

Being

"I don't think there's anything wrong with someone having to read a poem twice. Or even a book."

Wrong

"I feel as though I've fooled the world into thinking I'm an adult and now they're letting me procreate."

Now

"Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction."

Poetry

"The whole competition thing disturbs me. Not that I wasn't a part of it when I first started."

Competition

"In my opinion, Al Moritz may be the best poet of his generation in Canada."

Poetry

"I think, for me, humour needs to be used like a strong spice - sparingly."

Needs

"I am still interested in the long or serial poem, but have written a few smaller things. I may start sending to journals again in a year or so... that's about it."

Writing