Report, if you have a problem with this page“ We aren't suggesting that mental instability or unhappiness makes one a better poet, or a poet at all; and contrary to the romantic notion of the artist suffering for his or her work, we think these writers achieved brilliance in spite of their suffering, not because of it. ”
Dorianne Laux
From : The Poet's Companion: A Guide To The Pleasures Of Writing Poetry
