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Robert Morgan

Teaching writing over the years intrudes on your own writing in important ways, taking away some of the excitement of poetry.

Robert Morgan

Poetry

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When you spend a lot of time teaching writing, it can interfere with your personal creative process. This involvement changes how you experience poetry, making it less thrilling than it once was.

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