For me, poetry is the music of being human. And also a time machine by which we can travel to who we are and to who we will become.
Poetry and prayer are very similar.
Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely
I like to think that I'm a sort of poet for our times.
I always say that I'll have a go and see whether the poem works and if it does, then fine.
Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings.