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lana's avatar

Interesting thoughts! Clarissa Pinkola Estes has an audiobook called 'The Creative Fire' that I find healing when I feel reflective about my relationship to poetry. And I think pursuing poetry in 2025 is a good example of the pressures involved in being creative in our modern world. But I guess that regular success along with regular rejections, that comes with pursuing any kind of creative writing, or creative art can sometimes feel exhausting. :) I'm a 100% sure many painters, dancers and singers all question it too. Warm wishes!

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Diana Hills's avatar

I feel like giving up (particularly this morning) but the fact you're trying ( if failing) is seen as a positive sign by ( some) friends and family, and if you do open mic or performance as well it lessens the pain of constant rejection. I think also that poetry has replaced live comedy as the go to creative activity of our time so there's a huge surplus of work out there.

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