I like to think of the Greek word "poiesis" when Im asked why I write poetry.

I consider myself a poet of space and matter and substance and so Im interested in how common place things can tell stories or recall memories. I dont want to talk about the grass; I want to talk about the feet which have trod over it, the energy that rains down upon it, and the small creatures which are born and die within it.

I write poetry because I want a better world. I write so that the connections between all things might be better seen and understood. I write for the things that are incapable of speaking directly to us. I write so that humans may someday become something new, something more poetic.