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" Like many confused and evolving humans, I live in constant danger of transformation. "
Amy Gerstler
Transformation
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" Film and TV are the most popular mediums in America. Literature and poetry are possibly the most under-recognized art forms. "
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" Disaster, to me, means in some big or small way, things going wrong. And that's obviously a matter of perception, right? Let's say your puppy chewed up all the shoes in your house. She probably had a fine time doing that. In her mind, a red letter day, the highlight of her puppy life. "
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" I think part of being human is learning to roll with the punches, to deal with any kind of personal or professional disaster that might crop up. You have to learn to deal with that stuff or not survive. "
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" I am introverted and a complete klutz. "
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" There is an element in some of my work that has to do with being an outsider, feeling like not part of the dominant culture. "
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" I've always liked wearing black. Hats with veils would suit me just fine. "
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" With contemporary poetry having approximately as many fans outside the immediate field as there are devotees of undergoing knee surgery, any sentient, breathing reader who's genuinely interested in poetry... not scared of it... seems a godsend. "
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" My work is mostly about longing, human relationships, science and children - and a little bit about ghosts and reincarnation. "
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" One of those quiet types who logs a lot of time in the bedlam of her head, I sometimes need to be startled awake to the fact that the outside world still exists. "
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" The human imagination can connect to practically anything. "
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" I don't write to create performance material; I write to make books. "
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" My main ambition as a teenager was to somehow resurrect the dark-minded writer Franz Kafka and become his girlfriend. "
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" I don't like scaring people off. When I tell people I'm a writer, they look kind of interested. Then I tell them that I write poetry, and they think I'm weird. "
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" Most people who write and publish poetry teach or do something else. "
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