I very much believe in the concept of the Muse. I certainly don't know where most of the poems I write come from; some people might just say "inspiration.". Writing poetry is not as direct for me as seeing a tree and then writing a poem about that tree. I tend to spark off people and situations and it can take years for a poem to percolate its way up into the consciousness and sometimes just as long to revise it. The important thing is to be ready when she whispers.

Rapunzel
October 10, 1997

A Vessel for Tenderness Invokes Her Muses
Fall, 1996

Pablo Neruda's Shopping List
June 27, 1999

Iconolatry
January 27, 1998