Arlene has tagged me to list 10 quotes that sum up my philosophy of poetry and the writing of it, so here goes:
You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.
- Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing
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I look for places made of poetry for me, places alive with history, wildlife and mystery. Then I move in if I can.
- Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge, Poemcrazy
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Writing...is an art, a craft, a making. To make something well is to give yourself to it, to seek wholeness, to follow spirit. To learn to make something well can take your whole life. It's worth it.
-Ursula K. LeGuin, Steering the Craft
*****
What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before.
- Mark Twain
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If you keep your fingers flying fast enough, your inner critic won't have a chance to cluck its tongue.
- Gayle Brandeis, Fruitflesh
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If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worthy reading, or do things worth the writing.
- Benjamin Franklin
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I want it to confirm
your worst fears about me,
to show you how little I care about you
or anything except what
I want.
- Kim Addonizio, "What Do Women Want?"
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Writing is about hypnotizing yourself into believing in yourself, getting some work done, then unhypnotizing yourself and going over the material coldly.
- Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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My favorite poem is the one that starts "Thirty days hath September" because it actually tells you something.
- Groucho Marx
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In poetry, the only rules worth thinking about are the standards of perfection you set for yourself.
- Ted Kooser, The Poetry Home Repair Manual
- Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing
*****
I look for places made of poetry for me, places alive with history, wildlife and mystery. Then I move in if I can.
- Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge, Poemcrazy
*****
Writing...is an art, a craft, a making. To make something well is to give yourself to it, to seek wholeness, to follow spirit. To learn to make something well can take your whole life. It's worth it.
-Ursula K. LeGuin, Steering the Craft
*****
What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before.
- Mark Twain
*****
If you keep your fingers flying fast enough, your inner critic won't have a chance to cluck its tongue.
- Gayle Brandeis, Fruitflesh
*****
If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worthy reading, or do things worth the writing.
- Benjamin Franklin
*****
I want it to confirm
your worst fears about me,
to show you how little I care about you
or anything except what
I want.
- Kim Addonizio, "What Do Women Want?"
*****
Writing is about hypnotizing yourself into believing in yourself, getting some work done, then unhypnotizing yourself and going over the material coldly.
- Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
*****
My favorite poem is the one that starts "Thirty days hath September" because it actually tells you something.
- Groucho Marx
*****
In poetry, the only rules worth thinking about are the standards of perfection you set for yourself.
- Ted Kooser, The Poetry Home Repair Manual
3 comments:
Ha! I loved reading yours, but eeek.
You little devil.
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