"Poems give us the data of heart and mind in a way that a reader can feel inside his or her own hips, knees, lungs, heartbeat, skin. Every good poem - formal or free verse - conducts a musical, electrical, emotional score for which you yourself are the instrument, whether on the tongue or by inner hearing. . . . we feel a poem in no small part by its rhythms and the tonal shifts it brings into our bodies." - Jane Hirshfield
Jane Hirshfield's comments relate to all writing that appeals to our sensitivities. Hirshfield says, "Poems come to me from fractures, tears, questions, an off-kiltered-ness of some kind."
Words lead us into our depths. We propel into writing about what is unconsidered, unfathomable and ungraspable. A discovery of ways to write into our experiences promotes a better understanding of ourselves.
Creative Write: Explore a tear, a temptation, a tenderness. Ask questions about the unfathonable. Find an off-kiltered-ness of some sort. Search for the rhythm and become an instrument to develop the musicality of your concerns. Write into the depths.
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