 The interview touched on Hilbert's troubled past and struggles for recognition.In December 2013, Hilbert was interviewed by WHYY's Peter Crimmins for a radio feature titled "The Sonnet Makes a Small Comeback," in which Hilbert is quoted as saying "I think some [modern sonnets] are too old-fashioned, something that happens when people write in an old form.They suddenly adopt an old-fashioned formality and diction and focus.