“Not that a poem can "hurt" someone the same way a physical blow can or even a mean remark can...I just felt unsure that my tone would be taken the right way and/or unsure of my own writing, that I couldn't maintain the tone I wanted.” WayWritingMeanWould BeWantedFeltHurtMy OwnTakenBlowToneRight WayRemarksUnsureHurts Someone 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
“I love going to movie theaters, even in the era of movies on-demand and Netflix. When you are in a movie theater, no one can reach you by phone or other means.” MeanDemandTheaterPhonesErasMovie TheaterNetflix Author:Denise Duhamel
