How does one happen to write a poem: where does it come from? That is the question asked by the psychologists or the geneticists of poetry.
Religion is the sole technique for the validating of values.
I write poetry in order to live more fully.
If a movie is really working you forget for two hours your Social Security number and where your car is parked. You are having a vicarious experience. You are identifying in one way or another with the people on the screen.
