The amount of horror one used to hear about in one village could be quite extreme. But one might not have heard about all the other villages' horrors at the same time. Sharon Olds amountextremehear Change image and share on social
I think this is true for all artists. My senses are very important to me. Sharon Olds artistimportantsense Change image and share on social
Well, 'The Wellspring' was written from 1983 to 1986. And it had a section in the beginning that was poems that began from others' experience. Sharon Olds beginexperiencepoem Change image and share on social
The older I get, the more I feel almost beautiful. Sharon Olds beautifulfeelold Change image and share on social
Well, one thing I'm really interested in, when I'm writing, is being accurate. Sharon Olds accurateinterestthing Change image and share on social
When I quit all these things and said I didn't have any time, I meant I didn't have any time. Sharon Olds meanquitthing Change image and share on social
I was very afraid that I wouldn't be able to do this job well. And the time never came back. Sharon Olds afraidbackjob Change image and share on social
I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never do it. I feel as if, by the time I see that it's a poem, it's almost written in my head somewhere. Sharon Olds feelfictionhead Change image and share on social
I wish I wrote more about the world at more distance from myself. Sharon Olds distanceworldwrite Change image and share on social
Maybe we can use a metaphor for it, out of dance. I think for many years I was aware of the need, in dance and in life, to breathe deeply and to take in more air than we usually take in. Sharon Olds airawarebreathe Change image and share on social