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
I'm not sure that the benefit - as a writer and as a citizen - that I would get from reading at least the front page of the Times every day or every other day would outweigh the depression. Sharon Olds benefitcitizenday 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
This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal force. Sharon Olds assemblecentrifugalcreature Change image and share on social
So I did quit coffee and I did quit smoking. But I haven't managed that with drinking! Sharon Olds coffeedrinkmanage Change image and share on social
It might be a bad thing, not to know what's going on in the world. I can't say I really approve of it. Sharon Olds approvebadthing Change image and share on social
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
At one point I took on a new job, and I just didn't have time to do anything but work. Sharon Olds jobpointtime Change image and share on social
The decision for me was whether to have 'The Father' be a book that told a story - from the point of view of this speaker, the daughter - without, as in the earlier books, then having a section on something else and a section on something else. Sharon Olds bookdaughterdecision share on social
Their spirits and their visions are embodied in their craft. And so is mine. It's not Jane Saw Puff. But the clarity of Jane Saw Puff is precious to me. Sharon Olds claritycraftembody Change image and share on social
