She was an anchor but at least now she knew it had an end, a stopping place. It hit bottom. She could fall no deeper. (p76) - Linda Hogan

I discovered Kenneth Rexroth and I was really excited about him. It was the first contemporary poetry I read, and it was alive for me. It became a kind of model for how I wanted to write.

Writing is a way to uncover and discover a new truth. It comes from, and speaks to, the deepest well-spring of the human being, the place that is the source of our inner knowledge, intuition and instinct.

The place itself seems alive. Here, the land itself seems to have a sound, the soft brush of a breeze. (p159)