“That's a fairly Wordsworthian way to look at things! But yeah, actually - part of the poet's work, I think, is to maintain or reintroduce the imaginative capacity of their earlier self while nonetheless maturing. And I do think the more successful the poet is at this particular thing, the greater their achievement as a poet.” ThinkingSuccessfulPoetAchievementMatureImaginative Author:Shane McCrae
“I hope I can write toward my interests. But poets should be afraid of too fluidly responding to what they're interested in.” WritingInterestPoet Author:Shane McCrae
