Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began?
Yes! One hundred percent! When I first started writing poetry - in 6th grade - every poem had four lines, five stanzas, a rhyme scheme, and a goofy subject matter. Think: 12-year-old Russian spies and dog bite lawsuits. Total fluff. I had no idea how to extract the juicy childhood trauma bubbling within my body. However, in the past 20 years, I’ve learned the subtle art of excavating my own hot guts. Which means I’m still sad, but now I’m also vulnerable. And people can relate to that.
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