J. H. Prynne Quote

My early writing habits were not very distinctive. I would write these poems. I can't say they gave me much satisfaction. I wrote them as best I knew how. When I'd done them, I thought, Well, they're all I can do, up to this moment.


The Paris Review, The Art of Poetry No. 101, Issue 218, Fall 2016


My early writing habits were not very distinctive. I would write these poems. I can't say they gave me much satisfaction. I wrote them as best I knew ...

My early writing habits were not very distinctive. I would write these poems. I can't say they gave me much satisfaction. I wrote them as best I knew ...

My early writing habits were not very distinctive. I would write these poems. I can't say they gave me much satisfaction. I wrote them as best I knew ...

My early writing habits were not very distinctive. I would write these poems. I can't say they gave me much satisfaction. I wrote them as best I knew ...