The "truth" is the poem itself. Just because someone writes a poem about a feeling she has does not mean that the feeling will stay forever. The truth of the emotion of the poem remains, even if the particular truth of the poet changes.
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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