The Library Is An Arena Of Possibility,

By Making Us Stop For A Moment, Poetry Gives Us An Opportunity To Think About Ourselves As Human Beings On This Planet And What We Mean To Each Other.

I Was Appointed Poet Laureate. It Came Totally Out Of The Blue Because Most Poet Laureates Had Been Considerably Older Than I. It Was Not Something That I Even Had Begun To Dream About!

I See A Resurgence Of Interest In Poetry. I Am Less Optimistic About The Prospects For The Arts When It Comes To Federal Funding.

Being True To Yourself Really Means Being True To All The Complexities Of The Human Spirit.

Without Imagination We Can Go Nowhere. And Imagination Is Not Restricted To The Arts. Every Scientist I Have Met Who Has Been A Success Has Had To Imagine.