Ask the Author: Maggie Mendus
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Maggie Mendus
As much as possible I try to write right through it. I attempt to write something everyday, whether it's good or bad. I know that I have written poems that I consider of good quality, and poems that have been published, so I keep in mind that writers block is temporary.
Maggie Mendus
I can delve into the depths of who I am and use words to express all that is in me.
Maggie Mendus
Read, read, read, and write, write, write. Become acquainted with authors as much as you can so you can identify styles that appeal to you.
Maggie Mendus
I am writing a second book of poetry. Half of it will be comprised of my father's poetry and half will be mine. My working title is Word Gatherers: Poetry of a Daughter and Her Father.
Maggie Mendus
I read, and listen to what is around me, conversations, sounds of nature, and music.
Maggie Mendus
My father, who was a published poet, taught me to write poetry in metrical forms. I decided to combine that with my real life, which is living with epilepsy. It turned out that the writing of this book, Broken Consciousness: Reflections of an Epileptic, was very healing.
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