Wednesday, 23 September 2020

Keith Leonard : part five

How does a poem begin?

For me, it’s always begins with the willingness to get lost. When I’m not willing to just see where the language goes, the poem generally feels flat. If I write about things I am already fairly certain of, I resist allowing myself to be surprised.

Or, it begins with reading and admiration. Lots and lots of poems making a little cobblestone road.

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