I remember the first time I held my book, my first book in my hands. I cannot tell you how it moved me.
I think there's no excuse for the American poetry reader not knowing a good deal about what is going on in the rest of the world.
We're in such a volatile climate right now politically. I think they didn't want Assassins to not succeed due to popular opinion and politics, versus on its own merits. I can respect that.

