And, I mean, I think poetry does need to be met to some extent, especially, I guess, 19th century poetry, and for me, its just been so worth the effort. Its like Im planting a garden in my head. – Jane Campion
Among the American contemporaries I read with most enjoyment are several North Carolinians. I think the best poetry being written these days is being written by Southerners. – Robert Morgan
Im looking forward to the day when America will mature to the point that we are a color-blind society. Im not so sure that in politics that will ever be reality, because politics has a way of separating us based on skin color. – J. C. Watts