tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post115911380609051842..comments2024-01-23T18:21:17.066+00:00Comments on Surroundings: PerfectionRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1159168998414765462006-09-25T08:23:00.000+01:002006-09-25T08:23:00.000+01:00Yes, it's important only to write the poems that "...Yes, it's important only to write the poems that "need to be written". The only problem is that it's only clear what poems need to be written after they've been written, and sometimes a long time after they've been written.<BR/><BR/>I think that's how the art of writing poems works. A poet writes a lot of crap, all of which he/she thinks might be great at the time of writing, in order to write an occasional good poem that may not have seemed up to much when first completed.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1159139555541643222006-09-25T00:12:00.000+01:002006-09-25T00:12:00.000+01:00Oh yeah. It's bad getting a lot of recognition fo...Oh yeah. It's bad getting a lot of recognition for any single work, but it's way worse when that work actually isn't better than the rest of your work. Talk about self-conscious writing and self-doubt! Gah.<BR/><BR/>But, you'll power through.Julie Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06878713173193835861noreply@blogger.com