I like how they are. I think they're great. And their communities are communities. I have a greater sense of community in New York than almost anywhere I've ever lived. Really, it's terrific.
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Nationality: Australian Type: Novelist Born: February 7, 1943 |
If you go into a bar in most places in America and even say the word poetry, you'll probably get beaten up. But poetry is a really strong, beautiful form to me, and a lot of innovation in language comes from poetry.
Nothing is going to improve my hearing. I've only got to prevent it from getting worse.

