What do you find most difficult about writing poetry?
Finding my own voice, and I understand this takes time. Also, when drafting or editing, it’s sometimes too agonising to realise that what I really want to say is not in synch with the theme or the particular form/resonance I’d like the poem to have. When this happens, there’s usually a degree of forcefulness into a the poetic space that doesn’t allow certain things in. And you don’t know what these things are. You may never know! The thought process can be a mess. But it’s part of the deal. And I also think there’s a beauty in this pain - the most beautiful pain among other pains of writing!- and I reckon I lot of artists like it too.
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