As I recall, Eliot made the same point, & then was careful to have all
the preparatory work destroyed so that no one could put together a
posthumous collection of his rejects.
Doug
On 13-Mar-06, at 6:44 PM, Andrew Burke wrote:
> But I do teach students to keep working at their writing everyday
> because
> that way when 'inspiration' or 'the muse' or whatever comes to call,
> you'll
> be ready, you'll be able to get it down with the technique and style
> of a
> constant perfpormer, not a Sunday dabbler.
Douglas Barbour
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What’s received’s given out
in smaller measure. The speaker as hearer
comprehends what he can’t
say, a music of what sounds him.
Wayne Clifford
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