If You're A Writer, The Answer To

Daddy Says The World Is A Drum Tight And Hard And I Told Him I'm Gonna Beat Out My Own Rhythm.

[to Become A Poet] The Most Important Thing Is To Pay Attention. The Next Would Probably Be To Read; It's So Important To Pay Attention. It Keeps You From Being Bored, And I Might Add It Keeps You From Being Boorish.

[to Write Poems] I Think It's Important To Do Research, And Research Mostly Is Going To Come From Books, So All Of Your Reading Is Potentially Helpful To Your Poetry.

Poetry Is The Most Informative Of All Of The Arts Because Everything Comes Down To Poetry. No Matter What It Is We Are Describing, Ultimately We Use Either A Metaphor; Or We Say "that's Poetry In Motion." You Drink A Glass Of Wine And Say, "that's Poetry In A Bottle." Everything Is Poetry, So I Think We Come Down To Emotional Information. And That's What Poetry Conveys.

There Is No Such Thing As Writer's Block. There Is Only Not Enough Information. If You Can't Write, Learn Something.