A day he won’t have

I had bumped into a friend at the cash machine. We greeted each other, as we always do, with a … More

Be kind

Be Kind Not merely because Henry James saidthere were but four rules of life—be kind be kind be kind be … More

The unexamined life’s no different from … More

The Thing Is to love life, to love it evenwhen you have no stomach for itand everything you’ve held dearcrumbles … More

When I am Asked When I am asked how I began writing poems, I talk about the indifference of nature. … More

Dear Arthur Frank I’m writing to say thank you for your extraordinary book At the Will of the Body. It is … More

The Fear of Poetry In this moment when we facehorizons and conflicts widerthan ever before, we want our resources,the ways … More

To safe and almost universal silence I published How Far From Here is Home? (Stride) a few days before Christmas in … More

Courage It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. … More