Writing is performative - and while, yes, the words in essence will be there "forever," poems are often about ecstatic moments rather than trying to pin down a particular truth of an event.
Not that a poem can "hurt" someone the same way a physical blow can or even a mean remark can...I just felt unsure that my tone would be taken the ri… - Denise Duhamel
Not that a poem can "hurt" someone the same way a physical blow can or even a mean remark can...I just felt unsure that my tone would be taken the ri…
- Denise Duhamel
My advice to my younger self would have been, "Chill. Concentrate on the poems. Everything else will work itself out." - Denise Duhamel
My advice to my younger self would have been, "Chill. Concentrate on the poems. Everything else will work itself out."
After my marriage ended, I had an urge to skip that part of my life completely in terms of poetry, not publish anything at all about it. - Denise Duhamel
After my marriage ended, I had an urge to skip that part of my life completely in terms of poetry, not publish anything at all about it.
Writing is performative - and while, yes, the words in essence will be there "forever," poems are often about ecstatic moments rather than trying to … - Denise Duhamel
Writing is performative - and while, yes, the words in essence will be there "forever," poems are often about ecstatic moments rather than trying to …
What has stayed true in my life as a writer is my dedication to writing - I try to write every day, no matter what - and the joy that writing has giv… - Denise Duhamel
What has stayed true in my life as a writer is my dedication to writing - I try to write every day, no matter what - and the joy that writing has giv…
Unlike Woody Allen, I would be happy to be part of any (poetry) club that would have me. - Denise Duhamel
Unlike Woody Allen, I would be happy to be part of any (poetry) club that would have me.
While poetry was less professionalized than it is now, I still had this urge to win prizes and see my work in magazines, to get an "A," as though poe… - Denise Duhamel
While poetry was less professionalized than it is now, I still had this urge to win prizes and see my work in magazines, to get an "A," as though poe…
I love going to movie theaters, even in the era of movies on-demand and Netflix. When you are in a movie theater, no one can reach you by phone or ot… - Denise Duhamel
I love going to movie theaters, even in the era of movies on-demand and Netflix. When you are in a movie theater, no one can reach you by phone or ot…
Over the years, I became more and more interested in the forms and techniques in which things could be said. - Denise Duhamel
Over the years, I became more and more interested in the forms and techniques in which things could be said.
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