Writing Quotes by Alison Hawthorne Deming

Alison Hawthorne Deming

A lot of times students will come up to me and say, “Well, I can’t write because I don’t know what I think about such-and-such.” And I say, “That’s why you have to write.” You don’t wait until you know, because then who cares – it’s static.

Thinking

Waiting

Writing

Alison Hawthorne Deming

I had real concerns about the relationship between nature and culture and places I wanted to write about… I thought, well, maybe I should try prose. It was a real struggle to begin because, first of all, there were so many words on the page – it was terrifying… Beginning was awful.

Real

Struggle

Writing

Alison Hawthorne Deming

I like to joke that I started writing long poems out the anxiety over ending and starting poems. It just seemed easier to keep going.

Anxiety

Long

Writing

Alison Hawthorne Deming

I think I started writing as a young person because I felt a lot of psychic confusion and emotional confusion, and writing was a way to sort it out. You know, to externalize it, sort it out, put it down, look at it, and hopefully it would become clearer.

Emotional

Psychics

Writing

Alison Hawthorne Deming

What I like about teaching is the discipline of finding words to unpack the artistic process. And I admire the drive in students who want to write, the mystery of how artistic talent unfolds.

Discipline

Teaching

Writing

Alison Hawthorne Deming

When we’re writing anything, we’re bearing witness to the time we live in and how it’s different from any other time in history.

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Different

Writing

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Writing Quotes by Alison Hawthorne Deming

A lot of times students will come up to me and say, “Well, I can’t write because I don’t know what I think about such-and-such.” And I say, “That’s why you have to write.” You don’t wait until you know, because then who cares – it’s static.

I had real concerns about the relationship between nature and culture and places I wanted to write about… I thought, well, maybe I should try prose. It was a real struggle to begin because, first of all, there were so many words on the page – it was terrifying… Beginning was awful.

I like to joke that I started writing long poems out the anxiety over ending and starting poems. It just seemed easier to keep going.

I think I started writing as a young person because I felt a lot of psychic confusion and emotional confusion, and writing was a way to sort it out. You know, to externalize it, sort it out, put it down, look at it, and hopefully it would become clearer.

What I like about teaching is the discipline of finding words to unpack the artistic process. And I admire the drive in students who want to write, the mystery of how artistic talent unfolds.

When we’re writing anything, we’re bearing witness to the time we live in and how it’s different from any other time in history.

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