theparisreview: “It’s a compulsion. I feel that after working a long time, I’ve really learned how to do what I do. I enjoy it. I don’t think there’s anything more satisfying than turning out a good stanza or a good piece of prose. And when you’re satisfied enough, you want to show it to other people. That’s called publication.” —Karl Shapiro on why he writes, The Art of Poetry No. 36

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“It’s a compulsion. I feel that after working a long time, I’ve really learned how to do what I do. I enjoy it. I don’t think there’s anything more satisfying than turning out a good stanza or a good piece of prose. And when you’re satisfied enough, you want to show it to other people. That’s called publication.”

—Karl Shapiro on why he writes, The Art of Poetry No. 36

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