An essay discussing my reasons for writing and publishing poetry and what I am attempting to achieve by doing so.

Highlights

  • a brief sketch of my history as someone who writes poetry
  • some discussion of what I'm trying to do with this kind of writing
  • some notes on a few of the poets whose work has provided me with pleasure and influenced my own writing

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