When I can't find the words to say what I need to I write a poem and the words find me

can read poetry like a house afire, but can't always feel it.

always intrigued (and yes, a bit envious) to hear poets speak of words as palpable, living creatures that exist separate from themselves

what Fat Boy said is very poetic

agrees.

a poet & didn't know it!!

doesn't think so; not the words themselves. Stories, but not words. But don't take MY word on what "writers" think!

, as a fiction writer, sometimes there is the elusive word, but usually it's the elusive scene or even story!

tibbits if she feels she writes the story or if the words write the story?

sometimes one, sometimes the other. Usually the story is there, waiting to be found, and when I dip into it, the words unfold. Sometimes