Top 7 Writing Poems Quotes

I prefer the absurdity of writing poems to the absurdity of not writing poems.

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Wislawa Szymborska, “Possibilities”

When I am asked how I began writing poems, I talk about the indifference of nature.

Writing, Indifference, Writing Poems

But writing poems and letters doesn't seem to do much good.

Writing, Letters, Writing Poems

Sylvia Plath (2007). “The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath”, p.19, Anchor

I didn't think about whether I was writing poems. I was thinking. And the more I was thinking, the more there was I didn't understand.

Writing, Thinking, Writing Poems

I began just writing poems and then fell in love with the form.

Writing, Form, Writing Poems

Source: therumpus.net

I've been writing poems and stories since I was about 13.

Writing, Stories, Writing Poems

"Conversation: Kevin Powers, Author of ‘The Yellow Birds’". Interview with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. October 4, 2012.

I didn't sit down then and start writing poems, but it was in the back of my mind.

Writing, Mind, Writing Poems

"A Poet Is Born". Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.

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