Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry Ursula K. Le Guin : Late in the Day
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Apr 20, 2016 AI Snips
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Poetry Looks Outward
- Ursula K. Le Guin's author photo frames the human within the larger natural world, signaling her outward poetic gaze.
- She emphasizes poetry that observes others and the environment rather than confessional self-focus.
Poems Arrive As Beats Not Dictation
- Le Guin contrasts poem-creation with novel dictation, saying poems arrive as beats or auras rather than a commanding voice.
- She rarely feels like she's taking dictation with poems the way she does with novels.
Haiku Sensibility, Quatrain Practice
- Le Guin finds haiku sensibilities (attention to time, plain images, seasonal grounding) congenial though she can't work syllabically in English.
- She uses the quatrain as her English equivalent, favoring rhythm over strict syllable counts.