
First Draft - James Longenbach (New Edit)
First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
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How to Write a Poem
Having ideas, having a thing that you want to write about just gets your foot in the door. You find your way into poem more through the language or the syntax than the idea or an image. When you feel that happening as a writer, when you feel oknow that something is clicking and the language is moving you forward, almost beyond your volition, it's just the best feeling in the world. It's not magic, but it feels magical.
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