“I'm primarily a poet, so I'd have to say in my case I'd investigate the mystery in poetry in a different way than prose might investigate it, in a way that includes the power of the music of language and maybe more imaginatively in poetry, but I don't really know about better or worse. I guess it depends on the writer.” KnowsWayDifferentMightLanguageCasesMysteryPoetDependsDifferent WaysProse 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
“Often when I write poetry I don't quite know what I'm saying myself. I mean, I can't restate the poem. The meaning of the poem is the poem.” KnowsWritingMeanI Can Author:Pattiann Rogers
“My object when writing prose is to write as clearly as possible. I think I know what I'm saying in prose, and I want others to understand it and to be able to restate it.” ThinkingKnowsWantWritingAbleObjectsProse 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
