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Pattiann Rogers quotes: It sounds old-fashioned to say, but we have some kind of purpose for being here, not poets or writers, but all of us humans.

It sounds old-fashioned to say, but we have some kind of purpose for being here, not poets or writers, but all of us humans.

Pattiann Rogers quotes: I think parts of my soul have been saved by my writing, not in the sense of escaping death, but escaping the death of the moment, perhaps.

I think parts of my soul have been saved by my writing, not in the sense of escaping death, but escaping the death of the moment, perhaps.

Pattiann Rogers quotes: To my mind, most prose poems are more prose than poetry. They don't possess most of the qualities of a poem.

To my mind, most prose poems are more prose than poetry. They don't possess most of the qualities of a poem.

Pattiann Rogers quotes: I do love writing prose interspersed with the poetry of other people. Their rhythms break into my prose and create a connection.

I do love writing prose interspersed with the poetry of other people. Their rhythms break into my prose and create a connection.

Pattiann Rogers quotes: I see my poems as interlinked. No poem gives an answer. It may offer other questions, it may instigate other questions that then become poems.

I see my poems as interlinked. No poem gives an answer. It may offer other questions, it may instigate other questions that then become poems.

Pattiann Rogers quotes: Poetry uses language to create a music borne inside human experiences and emotions.

Poetry uses language to create a music borne inside human experiences and emotions.

Pattiann Rogers quotes: Often when I write poetry I don't quite know what I'm saying myself. I mean, I can't restate the poem. The meaning of the poem is the poem.

Often when I write poetry I don't quite know what I'm saying myself. I mean, I can't restate the poem. The meaning of the poem is the poem.

Pattiann Rogers quotes: I think the language of science is highly lyrical and evocative and an important part of our lives in many ways.

I think the language of science is highly lyrical and evocative and an important part of our lives in many ways.

Pattiann Rogers quotes: One of the most important differences I see between prose and poetry is the music of the language.

One of the most important differences I see between prose and poetry is the music of the language.

Pattiann Rogers quotes: I'd rather call prose poems something else, for clarity - something like "poetic prose," prose that contains a quality of poetry, but not poems.

I'd rather call prose poems something else, for clarity - something like "poetic prose," prose that contains a quality of poetry, but not poems.

Pattiann Rogers quotes: I've spent much of my life being attuned to watching for an image or a phrase that can trigger what might be a poem - could become a poem.

I've spent much of my life being attuned to watching for an image or a phrase that can trigger what might be a poem - could become a poem.

Pattiann Rogers quotes: Ordering is very important with essays, even if a reader doesn't read the essays or the poems in order through the book.

Ordering is very important with essays, even if a reader doesn't read the essays or the poems in order through the book.

Pattiann Rogers quotes: A poetic list is a talent in itself. You can write a list of things, and it can be boring.

A poetic list is a talent in itself. You can write a list of things, and it can be boring.

Pattiann Rogers quotes: I'm all in favor of poets telling about the process as much as they can. And many do.

I'm all in favor of poets telling about the process as much as they can. And many do.

Pattiann Rogers quotes: I have thought for many years that the audience any creative writer imagines has a great effect on what gets written.

I have thought for many years that the audience any creative writer imagines has a great effect on what gets written.