In a poem, the words happen; they just come. I let them. Otherwise, I wouldn't write. To interfere with what is happening is to distort the poem. Just a very small degree of intelligence and supervision is necessary. Very tactful. Any revision later that violates the text as it came, that begins rewriting the words, is fake.
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"In a poem, the words happen; they just come. I let them. Otherwise, I wouldn't write. To interfere with what is happening is to distort the poem. Just a very small degree of intelligence and supervision is necessary. Very tactful. Any revision later that violates the text as it came, that begins rewriting the words, is fake." — Louis Dudek
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In a poem, the words happen; they just come. I let them. Otherwise, I wouldn't write. To interfere with what is happening is to distort the poem. Just a very small degree of intelligence and supervision is necessary. Very tactful. Any revision later that violates the text as it came, that begins rewriting the words, is fake. — Louis Dudek
About Louis Dudek
Louis Dudek was a Poet from Canada (1918–2001).
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Who said "In a poem, the words happen; they just come. I let them. Otherwise, I wouldn't…"?
This quote is attributed to Louis Dudek, a Poet from Canada.
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Louis Dudek lived from 1918 – 2001.