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Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction.

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I still write the occasional short story, and poked at a novel once, but it's just not what I want to do.

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I wanted to rock back and forth between myth and distant futures, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It felt a bit like prophecy and a bit like storytelling.

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I do try to let what is obviously unintended yet naturally good stay in.

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With 'Carousel' I had an idea and it all came out quickly.

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I no longer feel pressure to produce fiction.

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The poetry community here has been extraordinarily welcoming.

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The whole competition thing disturbs me. Not that I wasn't a part of it when I first started.

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I am certainly suffering from a modicum of performance anxiety.

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Well, we all start thinking we're going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize no one reads you but other poets.

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I feel as though I've fooled the world into thinking I'm an adult and now they're letting me procreate.

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I'm not interested in being easy anymore. Readable, yes. Easy, no.

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It's a bit of a crapshoot out there with young writers right now anyway.

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I guess there is also an element of deliberate change involved. Each of my books has been, at least from my point of view, radically different from the last.

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Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to keep the respect of the reader too.

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My self-editing process is intense.

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I don't think there's anything wrong with someone having to read a poem twice. Or even a book.

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I suppress the vast majority of what I write.

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In my opinion, Al Moritz may be the best poet of his generation in Canada.

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I think, for me, humour needs to be used like a strong spice - sparingly.

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