The decision for me was whether to have The Father be a book that told a story - from the point of view of this speaker, the daughter - without, as in the earlier books, then having a section on…

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I'm not sure that the benefit - as a writer and as a citizen -...

I'm not sure that the benefit - as a writer and as a citizen -...

The older I get, the more I feel almost beautiful.

The older I get, the more I feel almost beautiful.

The older I get, the more I see The power of that young woman, my...

The older I get, the more I see The power of that young woman, my...

Well, The Wellspring was written from 1983 to 1986. And it had a section in...

Well, The Wellspring was written from 1983 to 1986. And it had a section in...

I'm probably so out of it at my age that I don't know what people...

I'm probably so out of it at my age that I don't know what people...

When I quit all these things and said I didn't have any time, I meant...

When I quit all these things and said I didn't have any time, I meant...

At one point I took on a new job, and I just didn't have time...

At one point I took on a new job, and I just didn't have time...

Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there...

Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there...

My poems - I don't even like the sound of that, in a way. Not...

My poems - I don't even like the sound of that, in a way. Not...

So I did quit coffee and I did quit smoking. But I haven't managed that...

So I did quit coffee and I did quit smoking. But I haven't managed that...

Their spirits and their visions are embodied in their craft. And so is mine. It's...

Their spirits and their visions are embodied in their craft. And so is mine. It's...

I didn't have time to sit down and look at the work of a year...

I didn't have time to sit down and look at the work of a year...

I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never...

I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never...

I was very afraid that I wouldn't be able to do this job well. And...

I was very afraid that I wouldn't be able to do this job well. And...

This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal...

This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal...

Maybe we can use a metaphor for it, out of dance. I think for many...

Maybe we can use a metaphor for it, out of dance. I think for many...

It might be a bad thing, not to know what's going on in the world....

It might be a bad thing, not to know what's going on in the world....

If I wrote in a sonnet form, I would be distorting. Or if I had...

If I wrote in a sonnet form, I would be distorting. Or if I had...

I think this is true for all artists. My senses are very important to me.

I think this is true for all artists. My senses are very important to me.

I wish I wrote more about the world at more distance from myself.

I wish I wrote more about the world at more distance from myself.