I think this is true for all artists. My senses are very important to me. Sharon Olds artistimportantsense 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
The older I get, the more I feel almost beautiful. Sharon Olds beautifulfeelold 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
There are some fine books and essays about that. Lewis Hyde has written about alcoholism and poets and the role that society gives its writers - encouraging them to die. Sharon Olds alcoholismbookdie Change image and share on social
Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there are two poems I need to write, one about x, one about y. This is a wonder to me. Sharon Olds bookhavepoem Change image and share on social
If I wrote in a sonnet form, I would be distorting. Or if I had some great new idea for line breaks and I used it in a poem, but it's really not right for that poem, but I wanted it, that would be distorting. Sharon Olds breakdistortform 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
