Robert Penn Warren Quote

The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch it.


The New York Times (16 December 1969)


The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch it.

The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch it.

The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch it.

The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch it.