Denise Levertov Quotes About Writing
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I'm not very good at praying, but what I experience when I'm writing a poem is close to prayer.
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One of the obligations of the writer is to say or sing all that he or she can, to deal with as much of the world as becomes possible to him or her in language.
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A poet articulating the dreads and horrors of our time is necessary in order to make readers understand what is happening, really understand it, not just know about it but feel it: and should be accompanied by a willingness on the part of those who write it to take additional action towards stopping the great miseries which they record.
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In certain ways writing is a form of prayer.
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Writing poetry is a process of discovery...you can smell the poem before you see it....Like some animal.
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When you're really caught up in writing a poem, it can be a form of prayer. I'm not very good at praying, but what I experience when I'm writing a poem is close to prayer. I feel it in different degrees and not with every poem. But in certain ways writing is a form of prayer.
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