Put your backbone where your wishbone is.

You have to learn a few things, which you do along the way, but basically, poetry is a matter of the ear. Iambic pentameters or what constitutes a stanza comes naturally - your ears will know.

I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.

You know, I can imagine not writing a novel and writing poetry only.

It's not the gods But our own hearts We need to fear. The evil starts Against all odds Not there but here.

There are plenty of good Indian writers in English, and none of us feel we are carrying the burden of being a poster boy.

Boredom provides a stronger inclination to write than anything.