
The question āwhyā is always loaded, especially when it deals with poetry. The inquirer always expects a lofty response. āI write poetry to satisfy my museā¦āāI must write poetry, it comes from my soulā¦āāPoetry is the true languageā¦ā To me, any answer like this, or anything flowery, contrite, haughty, misses the point. Poetry is not [ā¦]
Why do you write poetry?