Late Style

"Struggling with ill-health, one thing I have found myself looking forward to is my morning writing hours, writing with as much excitement and wonder as ever. Poetry is both a faith and a physical need. Even a death sentence wants to be shapely, clear-headed and full of beauty. I'd heard stories of writers who didn't live long enough to finish a project. I thought to myself, All you have to do is keep up with the moment, one more letter, one more strand of music, one more line overflowing into the next. Writing is a valid, courageous way of being. The hours bury me with their sums, but the moments keep dropping me back to zero.”