Robert Morgan
Robert Morgan
memorable problem poetry-is
If a poem is not memorable, there's probably something wrong. One of the problems of free verse is that much of the free verse poetry is not memorable.
creative dinner feed lunch seems
Breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. It seems like the better we feed them, the more creative they are.
came nine timing
We came up. We thought we'd be here about nine months. Things just clicked. The timing was good.
battle found heard military older studied
I'd always heard about that battle. As I got older and studied military history, I found that the Battle of Cowpens was studied all over the world.
everybody people wants
Most people think they are underpaid. Everybody wants to get more.
cancel playing worse
To cancel would be worse PR than playing it,
beyond business ease element greed minds petroleum price recent responding whether
We would like to put people's minds at ease as to whether the petroleum business is responding to circumstances that are beyond its control, or if there is an element of greed in the recent price increases,
fiction language invisible
In the best fiction, the language itself can become almost invisible.
writing parent sensitive
Neither of my parents has been very sensitive about my writing.
new-york cities long
I have taught students from the New York City area so long I have a special affinity and rapport with them. It surprises me sometimes that there are students from anywhere else.
discovery voice gestures
A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does.
break-through asian watches
A lot of my students are Asian-American, and it has been thrilling to watch them break through the stereotypes into something alive and surprising.
people labels use
Some people want to call me an Appalachian writer, even though I know some people use regional labels to belittle.
writing southern narrative
Southern poets are still writing narrative poems, poems in forms, dramatic poems.