I got $30 from Nation magazine for a poem and $500 for my first book of poems.

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The trajectory started when I was on the roof of our house looking out at...

The trajectory started when I was on the roof of our house looking out at...

The only advice I can give to aspiring writers is don't do it unless you're...

The only advice I can give to aspiring writers is don't do it unless you're...

We are all naturally xenophobic.

We are all naturally xenophobic.

I couldn't run a tight schedule, and if you're any good at teaching, you get...

I couldn't run a tight schedule, and if you're any good at teaching, you get...

So when I made some money, I didn't have any idea how one handled such...

So when I made some money, I didn't have any idea how one handled such...

I see more genuine sociability between the races in Mississippi than I see in Michigan....

I see more genuine sociability between the races in Mississippi than I see in Michigan....

I used to get criticized for putting food in novels.

I used to get criticized for putting food in novels.

Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness. And they live by what...

Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness. And they live by what...

Yeah, but now suddenly - you know, universities are notoriously market oriented, too.

Yeah, but now suddenly - you know, universities are notoriously market oriented, too.

Writing as a woman presents enormous problems but I have attempted it several times and...

Writing as a woman presents enormous problems but I have attempted it several times and...

I don't know what psychotherapy does. I have been seeing the same person for 26...

I don't know what psychotherapy does. I have been seeing the same person for 26...

Because most writers have totally unrealistic concepts of how publishing works.

Because most writers have totally unrealistic concepts of how publishing works.

I should add that I very much enjoy certain cities especially Paris, New York and...

I should add that I very much enjoy certain cities especially Paris, New York and...

I'm not rational enough to be a good journalist.

I'm not rational enough to be a good journalist.

I do have trouble with titles.

I do have trouble with titles.

I asked a French critic a couple of years ago why my books did so...

I asked a French critic a couple of years ago why my books did so...

I thought, frankly, that it would be more pleasant to write a memoir than it...

I thought, frankly, that it would be more pleasant to write a memoir than it...

New Yorkers are mostly interested in New York - in case you haven't noticed.

New Yorkers are mostly interested in New York - in case you haven't noticed.

I'm actually forced to write about Michigan because as a native of that state it's...

I'm actually forced to write about Michigan because as a native of that state it's...

Short things are short all over and long things are long all over.

Short things are short all over and long things are long all over.