“Writing is like the relationship with your bowels. First you can, then you can't. Finally, you must. Only then should you reach for the paper.” ShouldWritingFirstsPaperBowels Author:Howard Nemerov
“Robert Frost had always said you mustn't think of the last line first, or it's only a fake poem, not a real one. I'm inclined to agree.” ThinkingFirstsSaidRealLastsLiteratureLinesAgreeFakeFake PeopleFrostIcyReal Ones Author:Howard Nemerov
“Obvious enough that generalities work to protect the mind from the great outdoors; is it possible that this was in fact their first purpose?” MindFirstsEnoughFactsPurposeProtectObviousGeneralitiesGreat Outdoors Book:Journal of the Fictive Life Source: Journal of the Fictive Life
“I never abandoned either forms or freedom. I imagine that most of what could be called free verse is in my first book. I got through that fairly early.” FirstsBookFormImagineAbandonedImagine ThatVersesFree Verse Author:Howard Nemerov
“Occasionally a student writer comes up with something really beautiful and moving, and you won't know for years if it was an accident or the first burst of something wonderful.” IfsKnowsYearsFirstsBeautifulMovingLiteratureWonderfulStudentsCome UpAccidentsReally Beautiful Author:Howard Nemerov
