Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there are two poems I need to write, one about x, one about y. This is a wonder to me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My poems are always about my life in one way or another.
The reason one writes poems is so that your poem will be remembered.
We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words.
I don't think I've ever read poetry, ever. I'm not really book-smart.
Poetry is always slightly mysterious, and you wonder what is your relationship to it.
Poetry is the hardest thing that there is. It fascinates me, so I want to write more of it.
Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems.
I think writing a poem is like being a greyhound. Writing a novel is like being a mule. You go up one long row, then down another, and try not to look up too often to see how far you still have to go.
Poetry always runs away from you - it's very difficult to grasp it, and every time you read it, depending on your conditions, you will have a different grasp of it. Whereas with a novel, once you have read it, you have grasped it.
There are two types of poets: People who write poetically about their lives, and poets that live poetically and write about it.