“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
In her novel, The Painted Drum, writer Louise Erdrich discusses taking risks:
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and being alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You have to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed u... See more
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and being alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You have to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed u... See more
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Mediocrity vs. Genius, Taking Risks, and When to Ignore a Problem | James Clear
“If something inside of you is real, we will probably find it interesting,” she explains, “and it will probably be universal. So you must risk placing real emotion at the center of your work. Write straight into the emotional center of things. Write toward vulnerability. Risk being unliked. Tell the truth as you understand it,” she writes. “If you’
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