“A phrase may come to me as I am walking, and, once I write it down in my journal, the rest of the poem will unravel from that catalyst.” WritingMayWalkingPhrasesJournalCatalyst Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“Basically when I'm walking I'm not consciously writing or intending anything. In the manner I have learned from meditation practice, I let things unfold.” WritingPracticeMeditationWalkingI Have LearnedMeditation Practice Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“At first I was blogging everyday, but I don't do that anymore. It varies; sometimes I'll write these little essays and other times political commentaries. Other times it'll just be new work that I'm doing.” WritingFirstsLittlesSometimesPoliticalEverydayEssaysVaryCommentaryBloggingNew Work Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“I think a blog is a catalyst for a number of possible kinds of writing besides being its own medium.” ThinkingWritingKindNumbersMediumsBlogsCatalyst Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“Most of the time I'm not really attracted to writing that's focused on filling and fighting it out within a well-defined container. I like work that gets out in the world and lets the world shape the poem.” WorldWritingWellsFightingShapesFocusedDefinedFillingContainers Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“Few people have written significant books about San Francisco. Robert Duncan was, in my opinion, often in the clouds. If he walked the streets a lot he didn't write about as such.” PeopleIfsWritingBookOpinionWrittenStreetsCloudsSignificantSan FranciscoDuncan Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“There's nothing compared to the history of writing about the city of New York that you get, say, in Charles Reznikoff.” WritingCitiesNew York Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“I do think that the kind of writing that I do will always be around and printed in books, magazines, and now blogs.” ThinkingWritingKindBookMagazinesBlogsPrinted Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“When my own writing needs a perk, I open Zukofsky and read from "A" - particularly sections "22" and "23." It can be opaque, but I love the intensity.” NeedsWritingMy OwnIntensitySectionsPerksOpaque Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
