“What triggers a poem for me is not the same as what triggers an essay. My mind is geared now to looking for, or to watching out for, the image that attracts my attention or the phrase or the strange juxtaposition that strikes me bodily, or an odd question or supposition.” MindAttentionStrangeStrikesOddPhrasesEssaysTriggersJuxtapositionSupposition Author:Pattiann Rogers
“As far as I can tell, writing the essays didn't change the way I wrote poetry. Although the essays contain scattered passages that might be called lyrical, they often contain closed statements of what is only suggested in the poetry.” WayWritingI CanMightStatementsPassagesEssaysLyrical Author:Pattiann Rogers
“Ordering is very important with essays, even if a reader doesn't read the essays or the poems in order through the book...” IfsImportantBookOrderReaderEssays Author:Pattiann Rogers
