For some reason, a lot of students have been taught to be afraid of poetry. I do think that's changing. Poetry might be in danger of extinction in terms of the schools' curricula. But I think that poetry will, on some level, go on. It's inherent in human nature.
Creativity is in everybody.
Now, over 30 years later, Crow has raised a family, managed a herd of cattle, traveled the world, won Fulbright research and creative writing awards and fellowships, and still manages a full schedule at CSU teaching poetry, creative writing, and courses on women writers. Her most recent books of translations are due to be released by 2001 and feature the poems of Olga Orozco and Enrique Lihn. In addition to another collection of poems, Crow is working on a third edition of her anthology of Latin American women poets, Woman Who Has Sprouted Wings . She wants everybody to read poems, especially children. During her four-year tenure as poet laureate, Crow has worked extensively to make poetry visible in urban and rural communities throughout Colorado.