From the ether...

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"As soon as I could write, 

I wrote poetry, 

and I guess I must have 

got stuck then 

because I'm still doing it.  

Why?  Because it is so satisfying.  

A thought springs 

to one's mind from the ether, 

then turns to words that fall 

into lines and shapes and sounds, 

get rearranged, form a picture, 

shout a feeling, weep, laugh. [...] 

And all in time to see 

the whole thing come to fruition, 

hold the finished work in one's hand, 

sometimes without even missing dinner."

~ Felice Hoffman, 

in The Place My Words are Looking For

I really like how Hoffman describes writing poetry here and I agree -- it is so satisfying! I really need to do more of it. What do you think about what she said?