My earlier poems were sadder than my poems are today, perhaps because I wrote them in confusion or when I was unhappy. But I am not a melancholy person, quite the contrary, no one enjoys laughing more than I do.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Most poets in their youth begin in adolescent sadness. I find it more rewarding to end in gladness.
When I was a young man, I understood that poetry was two things - it was difficult to understand, but you could understand that the poet was miserable. So for a while there, I wrote poems that were hard to understand, even by me, but gave off whiffs of misery.
'Melancholy' is prettier than 'depression'; it connotes a kind of nocturnal grace. Makes one feel more innocently beleaguered.
I think my poems immediately come out of the sensuous and emotional experiences I have.
I'm not writing just about melancholy stuff anymore, I made a point to cover a wide range of emotions.
I like poems where you don't really know whether to laugh or cry when you read them.
Hmmm. I think a lot of people can write poems that are howls of anguish. I think I've probably written such things and then torn them up.
I am a melancholy type of person.
Am I melancholy? I certainly have moments. I like to think there's a capacity for joy as well.
I think every human being has a level of melancholy in life and in general.