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People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found that immensely valuable.

I want to be a poet and have a chance to explore that and let people know what's really on my mind.

I'm pretty much all for poetry in public places - poetry on buses, poetry on subways, on billboards, on cereal boxes.

My work should be seen as poetry.

I can find some way to make poetry out of my life's experiences.

Poetry is really a way of sharing feelings and ideas.

I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out.

I want to be the best advocate and promoter for poetry that I can be.

You can find poetry in your everyday life, your memory, in what people say on the bus, in the news, or just what's in your heart.

I've done a number of readings at poetry lounges in Vancouver and Los Angeles. I've compiled a book of poetry that's completed, and two others I'm working on.