The greatest tragedy that can befall a poet is to be praised by being misunderstood. — Pattiann Rogers Being misunderstood Copy Share Image
I think parts of my soul have been saved by my writing, not in the sense of escaping death, but escaping the… — Pattiann Rogers Death Copy Share Image
I think my prose - mine and that of others - sometimes slips into a cadence or rhythm that can replicate or… — Pattiann Rogers Cadence Copy Share Image
People sometimes think that defining a term is pedantic and useless, but terms need to be defined if they're going to be… — Pattiann Rogers Communication Copy Share Image
I approach writing a poem in a much different state than when I am writing prose. It's almost as if I were… — Pattiann Rogers Approach Copy Share Image
How can I appreciate light from an aging sun shining through new configurations neither pine nor ash? How can I extol the… — Pattiann Rogers Aging Copy Share Image
For me, prose is never a poem. Because with prose there are so very few tools to create the music. And one… — Pattiann Rogers Ability 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
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
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
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
