Well - I started writing - probably in the early 60s and by say '65-'66 I had read most of the poetry that had been published - certainly in the 20 years prior to that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think my very best work came out when I was about 60, not when I was 20. I was publishing all the time when I was in my 20s, and some of those poems I still like. And there were a few after 60, and in my 70s, that I like. But they became fewer and fewer.
I was completely devoted to reading and books from the age of seven. It took until I was 18 to have the confidence to write poetry.
I started writing when I was twenty, and my first book came out seventeen years later.
I started writing seriously about 1960, at the fairly advanced age of 30.
I have been writing poetry since 1975. My first poetry book was published in 1986.
I liked to write from the time I was about 12 or 13. I loved to read. And since I only spoke to my brother, I would write down my thoughts. And I think I wrote some of the worst poetry west of the Rockies. But by the time I was in my 20s, I found myself writing little essays and more poetry - writing at writing.
I don't know how old I was when I started writing books. But, I was born in 1931, and I wrote my first book in 1961.
I started out in life as a poet; I was only writing poetry all through my 20s. It wasn't until I was about 30 that I got serious about writing prose. While I was writing poems, I would often divert myself by reading detective novels; I liked them.
I think that it's more likely that in my 60s and 70s I will be writing poetry rather than fiction.
I always thought I'd write when I retired - when I turned 65.
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