Writing is discovery and discovery is transformation.
I write because I love the sound, texture, weight, precision and translucence of words, and because the process of considering and ordering them leads me deeply into what I didn't know I knew. That clarity changes me for the better. When I write I try to grapple with some less obvious dimensions of human experience in the hope that what I discover in the process will have meaning to others who also are puzzling together their lives. My published books include The Time Change and A Progress of Miracles , both poetry, and a novel, Swimming Lessons . I have received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council.