• Writing a poem is unwriting a knot, like untying a shoelace that is clubbing your foot.

    Shirley Geok-lin Lim: Writing a poem is unwriting a knot, like untying a shoelace that is clubbing your foot.
    "Walking with Her Muse: An Interview with Shirley Geok-lin Lim". Interview with Pauline T. Newton, academic.oup.com. June 22, 2013.