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Andre Bagoo is a poet and writer from Trinidad. He's the author of several books of poetry including Trick Vessels (Shearsman, 2012), Pitch Lake (Peepal Tree Press, 2017), and Narcissus (Broken Sleep, 2022). Additionally, his essay collection, The Undiscovered Country, was published by Peepal Tree Press in 2020 and won the 2021 OCM Bocas Prize for Non-Fiction. His fiction debut, The Dreaming, is published by Peepal Tree in 2022. ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Andre Bagoo I've not yet had writer's block. I don't have the time. I think when the writing is not coming, it means that you're not yet meant to write. The mind …moreI've not yet had writer's block. I don't have the time. I think when the writing is not coming, it means that you're not yet meant to write. The mind writes what it wants to write and when it's ready to write. If the writing is not coming, keep writing but in your mind. Sometimes "writing" means thinking, musing, or just letting things fix themselves. Other times, it means crafting like hell. (less)

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Have you ever come to a frontier in your work that you've felt hesitant to explore? If yes, how did you overcome it? If no, what words of advice might you offer to writers who have difficulty actualizing their work -- getting out of their own heads, say, and onto the page? (Ironic, right, because the head is the fountain for so much of what we do.)

Andre Bagoo All the time. To writers out there encountering that hesitation or discomfort, I'd say lean into it. When something feels difficult, I think it's more…moreAll the time. To writers out there encountering that hesitation or discomfort, I'd say lean into it. When something feels difficult, I think it's more likely to be true. By all means stay in your head if you wish but bring all of your insecurities to bear in service of whatever you are writing. (less)

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	The Dreaming 4.06 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Undiscovered Country - Essays 4.16 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pitch Lake 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Narcissus 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BURN really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Poetry Review 108 by Andre Bagoo (Goodreads Author), Liz Berry, Peter Gizzi 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Literature is news that stays news.”
― Ezra Pound, ABC of Reading

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breathing...”
― Mark Doty, Sweet Machine

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“Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness.”
― Allen Ginsberg

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“The unfed mind devours itself.”
― Gore Vidal

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“All myth is an enriched pattern,
a two-faced proposition,
allowing its operator to say one thing and mean another, to lead a double life.
Hence the notion found early in ancient thought that all poets are liars.
And from the true lies of poetry
trickled out a question.

What really connects words and things?”
― Anne Carson, The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos

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