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Writing Quotes by Stephen Dobyns
- One writes a poem when one is so taken up by an emotional concept that one is unable to remain silent.
- I write poems to find out why I write them
- I like it to be quiet, and it usually occurs in the morning. There are three or four places in my house where I can…
- My poems always begin with a metaphor, but my way into the metaphor may be a word, an image, even a sound. And I rarely…
- Writing is a job, a craft, and you learn it by trying to write every day and by facing the page with humility and gall.…
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