There's something about the shape that a poem takes in my mind before I write it that has to do with suddenness.

If something pops in my mind and it's easy, I write it.

When I write a poem, I go into a state of self-forgetfulness, and something higher takes over; I like to call it my best self.

I write with teenagers in mind.

When I write, I tend to twist my hair. Something for my small mind to do, I guess.

I write about true-life type things.