Searching for Something: On how I write poetry

I think you raise a really good point there -- I do decide my purpose and point to start with, but it is NOT unchanging. Very often, if not most often, perhaps almost every single time, the exact purpose, the exact idea does change. I do think it's best to have some plan, some idea of what one intends, but on the other hand it is foolish to be so strict and stubborn to the original purpose and intent that one refuses to improve upon it.
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• stephan