I asked a bunch of poets the above question. I’ll publish their answers ’til I run out or something else happens to stop me.
Koraly Dimitriadis says:
“I write poetry because it explodes out of me, and life doesn’t function or make sense if i don’t write it. I write poetry to tear down the layers of walls that surround me, to make sense of myself and my world…”
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Poet. Author. Beard. Daughters. Wife. Seven chickens. I break lawnmowers.
I write poetry to survive my head, in hand to hand combat with my rats
Does it work?
Oh yes, it does! As long as i don’t stop writing
Great to hear!