Poetry Quotes by Natalie Goldberg

8 Poetry quotes by Natalie Goldberg

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Natalie Goldberg encourages writing as a practice, and these eight poems embody that ethos. They feel like quick, mindful sketches that invite readers to breathe with each line.

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Poetry is a dumb Buddha who thinks a donkey is as important as a diamond.

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poems are small moments of enlightenment

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Poetry has never been a favorite American pastime.

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Poems are taught as though the poet has put a secret key in his words and it is the reader's job to…

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When you write, don't say, "I'm going to write a poem." That attitude will freeze you right away. Sit down with the…

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As writers we live life twice, like a cow that eats its food once and then regurgitates it to chew and digest…

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Once you have learned to trust your own voice and allowed that creative force inside you to come out, you can direct…

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One poem or story doesn't matter one way or the other. It's the process of writing and life that matters.

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Over and over, we have to go back to the beginning. We should not be ashamed of this. It is good. It's like drinking…

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Actually, when I look at my old notebooks, I think I have been a bit self-indulgent and have given myself too much time to…

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Our bodies are garbage heaps: we collect experience, and from the decomposition of the thrown-out eggshells, spinach leaves, coffee grinds, and old steak bones…

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Know that you will eventually have to leave everything behind; the writing will demand it of you.

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To encounter a fine book and have time to read it is a wonderful thing.

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In the past few years I've assigned books to be read before a student attends one of my weeklong seminars. I have been astonished…

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“When you draw and pay attention to what is, it's a form of being present. This inspires the mind, makes it happy, and the…

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Poetry is a dumb Buddha who thinks a donkey is as important as a diamond.

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I told all kinds of stories about going to Japan, about playing ball with my father... I wanted to record my life in case…

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“No matter what a person does to cover up and conceal themselves, when we write and lose control, I can spot a person from…

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To stay close and intimate with experience is to stay close to the mind; the nitty gritty mind of the way things really are.

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I read Eve Ensler and thought it was fabulous. Not only that, but it was really the only thing I could relate to about…

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If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like…

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