“I do actually dabble in a bit of poetry! And I'm yet to pen a script, but it is something that I've been telling myself I want to do.”
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This morning someone sent me a very funny photo of me holding their puppy. We have matching colour jackets.
A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.
Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.
Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen.