hiː ɪz mˈæɹid tə pˈoʊɪt dˈoːɹiən lˈɔːks; ðeɪ dᵻvˈaɪd ðɛɹ tˈaɪm bᵻtwˌiːn ɹˈɑːli, nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə ænd ɹˈɪtʃmənd, kˈɑː.
He is married to poet Dorianne Laux; they divide their time between Raleigh, North Carolina and Richmond, CA.