“I'm not the only person in the world who is suffering. I'm trying to talk to the world, responding to those voices.” WorldTryingPersonsSufferingVoiceResponding Author:Dorianne Laux
“Poetry is an intimate act. It's about bringing forth something that's inside you--whether it is a memory, a philosophical idea, a deep love for another person or for the world, or an apprehension of the spiritual. It's about making something, in language, which can be transmitted to others--not as information, or polemic, but as irreducible art.” WorldPersonsArtIdeasSpiritualLanguageMemoriesInformationPhilosophicalIntimatePoetry IsDeep LoveApprehensionPolemics Book:The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry Source: The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry
“We all get habituated, right? You get up in the morning, have your coffee, and read your newspaper, and that’s great. Everybody loves life in its mundane, daily aspects. It’s what makes us feel secure. But I also start to go numb a little bit and I don’t see what’s around me. So I put myself in a new situation and suddenly I’m really seeing the person next to me, hearing music, and I’m smelling, and I can’t help but want to write it down.” WantFeelsWritingLittlesPersonsI CanHelpingNextBitsSituationMorningSeeingLittle BitAspectHearingCoffeeNewspapersGet UpSecureLove LifeMundaneNumbNew SituationsHearing Music Author:Dorianne Laux
