Poetry as inclusion

Quotes & Sources
The Fairfield Review, An On-line Literary Magazine for the Global Community.

"The aim in writing-- though not in publishing-- is to evade the superego who will say, 'That image was terrible. Stop right there!' Bill [Stafford] believes one needs to have an attitude of inclusion. When writing a poem it's important to be a good host-- you allow to come in whatever appears." --Robert Bly