Writing is the hammer & chisel that breaks down the established way of thinking. A concrete event, then an abstraction. An image, then a thought. Finally, writing builds another establishment with the fragments. — Diane Glancy Copy Share Image
The word is important in Native American tradition. You speak the path on which you walk. Your words make the trail. — Diane Glancy Copy Share Image
“Solar Eclipse Each morning I wake invisible. I make a needle from a porcupine quill, sew feet to legs, lift spine onto my thighs. I put on my rib and collarbone. I pin an ear to my head, hear the waxwing's yellow cry. I open my mouth for purple berries, stick on periwinkle eyes. I almost know what it is… — Diane Glancy Copy Share
Writing is the hammer & chisel that breaks down the established way of thinking. A concrete event, then an abstraction. An image, then a… — Diane Glancy Copy Share Image
I try. I am trying. I was trying. I will try. I shall in the meantime try. I sometimes have tried. I shall still… — Diane Glancy Copy Share Image
Poetry is road maintenance for a fragmented world which seeks to be kept together. It's been an integral activity for a long time. — Diane Glancy Copy Share Image
Poetry examines an emotional truth. It's an experience filtered through the personality of the poet. We look to poetry for visions, not scientific truths.… — Diane Glancy Copy Share Image
Poetry saves what is human in this world going gaudy & insane. In exploring small truths, something larger might turn up, adding dimension, insight,… — Diane Glancy Copy Share Image
