The Merits of Free-writing

Some of my poems are the result of free-writing, meaning that I didn’t worry about contents but simply allowed my subconscious mind aimlessly to roam.  Some good ideas can be developed from a plain writing exercise that at first glance appears to be meaningless.

Cicero’s immortal words: “Ubi nihil erit quod scribas, it ipsum scribito.”  In English: Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

It is true; such scribbles can serve as a foundation or fertilizer for good poetry.