I think this is true for all artists. My senses are very important to me.

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It might be a bad thing, not to know what's going on in the world....

It might be a bad thing, not to know what's going on in the world....

I didn't have time to sit down and look at the work of a year...

I didn't have time to sit down and look at the work of a year...

At one point I took on a new job, and I just didn't have time...

At one point I took on a new job, and I just didn't have time...

If I wrote in a sonnet form, I would be distorting. Or if I had...

If I wrote in a sonnet form, I would be distorting. Or if I had...

My poems - I don't even like the sound of that, in a way. Not...

My poems - I don't even like the sound of that, in a way. Not...

Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there...

Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there...

The decision for me was whether to have The Father be a book that told...

The decision for me was whether to have The Father be a book that told...

The amount of horror one used to hear about in one village could be quite...

The amount of horror one used to hear about in one village could be quite...

I wish I wrote more about the world at more distance from myself.

I wish I wrote more about the world at more distance from myself.

Well, one thing I'm really interested in, when I'm writing, is being accurate.

Well, one thing I'm really interested in, when I'm writing, is being accurate.

I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never...

I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never...

This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal...

This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal...

The older I get, the more I feel almost beautiful.

The older I get, the more I feel almost beautiful.

There are some fine books and essays about that. Lewis Hyde has written about alcoholism...

There are some fine books and essays about that. Lewis Hyde has written about alcoholism...

The older I get, the more I see The power of that young woman, my...

The older I get, the more I see The power of that young woman, my...

Their spirits and their visions are embodied in their craft. And so is mine. It's...

Their spirits and their visions are embodied in their craft. And so is mine. It's...

So I did quit coffee and I did quit smoking. But I haven't managed that...

So I did quit coffee and I did quit smoking. But I haven't managed that...

I was very afraid that I wouldn't be able to do this job well. And...

I was very afraid that I wouldn't be able to do this job well. And...

Maybe we can use a metaphor for it, out of dance. I think for many...

Maybe we can use a metaphor for it, out of dance. I think for many...

Well, The Wellspring was written from 1983 to 1986. And it had a section in...

Well, The Wellspring was written from 1983 to 1986. And it had a section in...