Posted by paula on July 24, 2001, at 13:49:21
In reply to Re: favorite poets? » paula, posted by kid_A on July 21, 2001, at 17:08:09
> Are you a writer as well!? I can only guess... Many people who have a love for poetry also are writers... Ive written quite a bit, and I've been working on getting ideas lately for a short story collection...
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> -pAx-I'm so impressed with the ability to write fiction! Where do you get your ideas? I am a writer only inasmuch as I'm an incipient scholar. So non-fiction is my specialty. I do like playing with language, though. Words are wonderful.
I generally read poetry with an eye for its musicality, its suitability to be set to music. For a short while I was a composer-wannabe. (Actually I started my masters program in composition, but shortly switched to music history.)
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