If I have some extra words and I'm trying to make it fit into that shape, then I just sort of take out the extra words, almost like a sculptor would take a piece of granite. It's almost like cutting out the words that aren't needed in order to make it a stronger poem and still say exactly what I want it to say.
I think of everything that I want to say and then I think of the way that I can say it most precisely. And this has to do with poetry too, to me, tha… - Helen Frost
I think of everything that I want to say and then I think of the way that I can say it most precisely. And this has to do with poetry too, to me, tha…
- Helen Frost
If I have some extra words and I'm trying to make it fit into that shape, then I just sort of take out the extra words, almost like a sculptor would … - Helen Frost
If I have some extra words and I'm trying to make it fit into that shape, then I just sort of take out the extra words, almost like a sculptor would …
Finding a title for a book is something that I work really hard at ... So, in Salt, I realized that the book was a lot about how people live on the e… - Helen Frost
Finding a title for a book is something that I work really hard at ... So, in Salt, I realized that the book was a lot about how people live on the e…
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