“I feel that after working a long time, I’ve really learned how to do what I do. I enjoy it.”

—  Karl Shapiro

Paris Review interview (1986)
Context: I feel that after working a long time, I’ve really learned how to do what I do. I enjoy it. I don’t think there’s anything more satisfying than turning out a good stanza or a good piece of prose. And when you’re satisfied enough, you want to show it to other people. That’s called publication.

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Poet, essayist 1913–2000

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