“I believe it's impossible to write good poetry without reading. Reading poetry goes straight to my psyche and makes me want to write. I meet the muse in the poems of others and invite her to my poems. I see over and over again, in different ways, what is possible, how the perimeters of poetry are expanding and making way for new forms.” WayWantWritingBelieveDifferentFormReadingI BelieveImpossibleDifferent WaysInvitesMuseExpandingReading PoetryGood PoetryPerimeter Author:Denise Duhamel
“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
“I started wanting desperately to say something, to make a point, to be heard - and I still feel that way. Free verse served me best when I embarked on poetry.” WayFeelsStillsHeardVersesFree Verse Author:Denise Duhamel
