US "poet, educator".
"Her poetry in "Thomas and Beulah," was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1987; chosen poet laureate at the Library of Congress in 1993."
Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.
"What's invisible sings, and we bear witness."
Sometimes a word is found so right it trembles at the slightest explanation.
"Here's a riddle for Our Age: when the sky's the limit, how can you tell you've gone too far?"
"If only the sun-drenched celebrities are being noticed and worshiped, then our children are going to have a tough time seeing the value in the shadows, where the thinkers, probers and scientists are keeping society together."
