“I don't know if there are topics that I unconsciously avoid, but as soon as they pop up in my writing, I try to take on those topics, whether or not I publish the poems.” IfsKnowsWritingTryingPopsTopicsPublish Author:Denise Duhamel
“The "truth" is the poem itself. Just because someone writes a poem about a feeling she has does not mean that the feeling will stay forever. The truth of the emotion of the poem remains, even if the particular truth of the poet changes.” IfsWritingMeanDoeFeelingsEmotionForeverParticularPoetTruth IsRemains Author:Denise Duhamel
“If you are my friend and say to me, "Please don't write about this," I won't.” IfsWritingPleaseMy Friends Author:Denise Duhamel
“I began to think about the extent to which nude and semi-nude female bodies are commonplace in our present day culture and how young girls might be affected. I wondered if, at some point, this bombardment of images could possibly get boring and that concealing - rather than revealing - would awaken sexual desire. I don't think that will ever be the case, of course, but I was intrigued to write a poem in which dressing was just as erotic as undressing.” IfsThinkingWritingBodyMightYoungDesireCultureGirlCoursesCasesFemaleBoringAffectedDressingsEroticRevealingCommonplaceIntriguedPresent DayConcealingFemale BodySexual DesireUndressing Author:Denise Duhamel
