I love the language. I'm just totally fascinated by the sound and the look of words and the kinds of cadences you… — Pattiann Rogers Cadence Copy Share Image
A poetic list is a talent in itself. You can write a list of things, and it can be boring. — Pattiann Rogers Copy Share Image
The silences express so much and are so crucial in music, and prose does not allow for the creation of these silences,… — Pattiann Rogers Computer Copy Share Image
In poetry I can let the language go, allow an image that seems out of place to enter and see what happens,… — Pattiann Rogers Copy Share Image
I don't write or think too much about the word "salvation." I might; I probably should. We are such needy creatures, needing… — Pattiann Rogers Copy Share Image
What triggers a poem for me is not the same as what triggers an essay. My mind is geared now to looking… — Pattiann Rogers Attention Copy Share Image
My object when writing prose is to write as clearly as possible. I think I know what I'm saying in prose, and… — Pattiann Rogers Copy Share Image
I like poetry because poetry - even in free verse - is formal, and it has to be very concise and packed… — Pattiann Rogers Copy Share Image
If I'm excited by something bodily, and curious about it, I generally want to delve into it and explore it with poetry.… — Pattiann Rogers Copy Share Image
Sometimes, as in an athletic event where everything clicks, inexplicable things do happen. Learning and practicing an art or a skill has… — Pattiann Rogers Art Copy Share Image
The poem is a process, a way for me to discover questions, to ask them clearly or to discover the results of… — Pattiann Rogers Copy Share Image
Poetry is very playful with language. I think all poetry, at its heart, is playful. It's doing unusual and playful things with… — Pattiann Rogers Copy Share Image
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… — Pattiann Rogers Copy Share Image
