How to Be a Poet
Wendell Berry
(to remind myself)
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Make a place to sit down.
Sit down. Be quiet.
You must depend upon
affection, reading, knowledge,
skill—more of each
than you have—inspiration,
(Read the rest here, at The Poetry Foundation.)
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The round up today is at Check It Out.
7 comments:
There's nothing quite like having your own little writing nook, where you can get away and find your inspiration.
I love "there are only sacred places and desecrated places."
I love that line too, Ruth.
Jane, yes, or a room of one's own. :)
I love: "Any readers
who like your poems,
doubt their judgment."
Who can help this? LOL I agree with Ruth, too.
Brenda, that line always makes me laugh, too. So true. :)
Thanks for the reminder. Love that second stanza and need to practice it more...
I know what you mean, Mary Lee. And here I am on a screen again!
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