Whenever I feel blocked in any creative endeavor

[TristanIsolde]

I fall back to this Bukowski poem:

[Beartracks]

1. This is cool. Thx for posting. But, I'm a details guy and...

... there's two naked guys at 0:58 - 1:04!

"So if you want to feel the heat of the roaring fire against your naked skin... don't do it."

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[TristanIsolde]

2. Sorry about that, I did not make the video

[Beartracks]

5. No problem at all! I just thought it was funny since...

... it's probably up on YouTube, I imagine?

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[Squinch]

3. I disagree with much of this.

I think it was Stephen King who said something like, "Amateurs sit around and wait for inspiration. Writers show up every day and write."

I'm sure I'm mangling the quote, but I have the sentiment right, and I agree with it.

[torius]

4. Great sly humor

From a maestro.

[Beringia]

6. I think it does require you to sit down when you don't feel like it

Maybe Bukowski didn't need that.


Mike Royko, columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times who wrote a daily column, said to young woman reporter, he had blood coming out of his hands every night, hard to write.


James Dickey (he wrote Deliverance) said a poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.