Q: Do you ever borrow from other poets?
A: Absolutely. It’s not larceny, it’s homage.
Q: Critics have said your poems are like Frankenstein’s monster, disparate pieces badly sewn together that end up lurching out of the laboratory and eventually frightening a young woman brushing her blonde hair before going to bed. What’s your response?
A: Say, that’s not bad. Would you mind repeating it slowly?