“Poetry is pure risk. Really good poetry, that is. If you’re not afraid of writing it, something’s wrong.”
— Robin Coste Lewis
“Poetry is pure risk. Really good poetry, that is. If you’re not afraid of writing it, something’s wrong.” — Robin Coste Lewis
Poetry is the art of overhearing ourselves say things from which it is impossible to retreat. A true line acts like a lightning rod in a storm.
David Whyte • The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America
I see no reason to spend your life writing poems unless your goal is to write great poems.