1.
I prefer the absurdity of writing poems to the absurdity of not writing poems.
Wislawa Szymborska
2.
When I am asked
how I began writing poems,
I talk about the indifference of nature.
Lisel Mueller
3.
I didn't think about whether I was writing poems. I was thinking. And the more I was thinking, the more there was I didn't understand.
David Antin
4.
But writing poems and letters doesn't seem to do much good.
Sylvia Plath
5.
I began just writing poems and then fell in love with the form.
Simone Muench
6.
I've been writing poems and stories since I was about 13.
Kevin Powers
7.
I didn't sit down then and start writing poems, but it was in the back of my mind.
Edward Hirsch