I am uneasy about the practice of other people telling you how to write. This is especially true for beginners who haven't yet developed their style and their writer's persona and are easily pushed off the course. — Yuriy Tarnawsky Copy Share Image
It is true that I didn't write any poetry between 1995 and 2011. The reason for this was probably because I had stayed away… — Yuriy Tarnawsky Copy Share
That is one more reason why I write in English only right now. I prefer writing in the language I hear around me for… — Yuriy Tarnawsky Copy Share
I was always creatively stubborn, adverse to editing by others, and wanted to use the kind of Ukrainian we spoke among ourselves rather than… — Yuriy Tarnawsky Copy Share
Except for the usual house chores, doing income tax, etc., I am free to write whenever I want. — Yuriy Tarnawsky Copy Share
In fact, the very phrase "teaching creative writing" sounds to me oxymoronic. How can you teach someone to be creative? — Yuriy Tarnawsky Copy Share
I feel that other people's suggestions are very dangerous. Yet, I can't say that they are always destructive or not useful. Perhaps, rather than… — Yuriy Tarnawsky Copy Share
I think I view myself primarily as a fiction writer. Poetry is more of a "hobby," a time of rest from the hard work… — Yuriy Tarnawsky Copy Share
I always lived in a multilingual society (Polish-Ukrainian, German-Ukrainian, English-Ukrainian), and was open to outside linguistic influences. I think it was within three years… — Yuriy Tarnawsky Copy Share
I find that biographical material holds me back, hampers my creative process, cramps my imagination. — Yuriy Tarnawsky Copy Share
I've done a lot of going back and forth with my own writing, in particular translating my English language stuff into Ukrainian - poetry… — Yuriy Tarnawsky Copy Share
I am uneasy about the practice of other people telling you how to write. This is especially true for beginners who haven't yet developed… — Yuriy Tarnawsky Copy Share
