“If I'm excited by something bodily, and curious about it, I generally want to delve into it and explore it with poetry. That's the way I ordinarily watch the world around me.” IfsWorldWayWantWatchesExcitedCurious Author:Pattiann Rogers
“I like poetry because poetry - even in free verse - is formal, and it has to be very concise and packed and rich, and I like the feeling of having to do that, having to make the language tight and still free, as if the deepest freedom is created by the restrictions.” IfsStillsFeelingsLanguageRichPoetry IsVersesFormalRestrictionConciseFree Verse Author:Pattiann Rogers
“Often I'm struck by something that I read; then I go and research it a little more, especially if I begin a poem, and I find out that I need to know more. Then I usually get intrigued and excited about whatever it is I'm writing about.” IfsKnowsNeedsWritingLittlesResearchExcitedIntrigued Author:Pattiann Rogers
“People sometimes think that defining a term is pedantic and useless, but terms need to be defined if they're going to be discussed, even if the terms are only defined for a single conversation. Those involved in the conversation need to know how the terms are being used.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsNeedsSometimesUsedTermKnow HowInvolvedConversationDefinedUselessDefiningPedantic Author:Pattiann Rogers
“I approach writing a poem in a much different state than when I am writing prose. It's almost as if I were working in a different language when I'm writing poetry. The words - what they are and what they can become - the possibilities of the words are vastly expanded for me when I'm writing a poem.” IfsWritingDifferentStatesLanguagePossibilityApproachProseWriting PoetryDifferent Languages 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
