Writing Poetry from the Inside Out Quotes

“Not catching a fish on a certain day is not a sign to me that I will never catch a fish again or that there are no more fish to be caught. A fisherman does not tell himself that he has “fisher’s block.” I might change my bait (my word group, for example); I might change my spot (literally). And some days the fish (and the poems) just aren’t biting. I’ve enjoyed the fishing (the process) nonetheless—the stillness, the quiet, the beauties of shoreline and water, the changing sky and weather, the time with my own thoughts. It is the whole process of “fishing”—for fish or poems—that is to be enjoyed. And if not today, tomorrow I may catch one! And yes, sometimes I “catch a boot!”
― Sandford Lyne, Writing Poetry from the Inside Out: Finding Your Voice Through the Craft of Poetry

“every person who writes poems reinvents poetry. Don”
― Sandford Lyne, Writing Poetry from the Inside Out: Finding Your Voice Through the Craft of Poetry