A collection of Writing Quotes by Marilyn Hacker
Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.
Translation makes me look at how a poem is put together in a different way, without the personal investment of the poem I'm writing myself, but equally closely technically.
The pleasure that I take in writing gets me interested in writing a poem. It's not a statement about what I think anybody else should be doing. For me, it's an interesting tension between interior and exterior.
The phenomenon of university creative writing programs doesn't exist in France. The whole idea is regarded as a novelty, or an oddity.
Be confident about grammar
Check every email, essay, or story for grammar mistakes. Fix them before you press send.
