Poetry was invented as an mnemonic device to enable people to remember their prayers.
It is a way we reassess our past. We can do that in poetry in ways we can't...
I write poetry in order to live more fully.
Marie Antoinette was funny I'm sure she was just misinterpreted. You know the 'Let them eat cake' line. She seems like she was kind of funny like a Chelsea Handler or Kathy Griffin type.
