Anyone interested in the life of the creative mind, or writing in general and poetry in particular, will find valuable insights and ideas on every page of these interviews. Outside the Lines has a resonance for the general gay reader as well. As Timothy Liu says in the final lines of this rich and rewarding collection, "I believe we're not just interested in making beautiful poems, but we're trying to make a beautiful life. I think the courage we bring to poems is not only for our art, but as if our lives themselves depended on it." ( )