After I have come up with a subject to write about, I write my thesis statement. I look at the subject and see how I feel about it. I try to write as many thesis statements as I can to find the one that establishes the right direction for my writing. ... I put down all my ideas down, not worrying about how neat it is. I try to write how I'd speak so that the real me could come through my writing. ...
This paper is inspirational upon first meeting, however these concepts will quickly become simplistic, even boring, when met repeatedly. ... In 1948, he would document this experience as part of his MA thesis and began teaching at Lewis & Clark College, where he remained until retirement (Poetry Foundation). ... In this piece, Stafford begins by describing how he has "felt this richness" (17) since he began to write and he would come to live by this great wealth his entire life. When he writes, it is personal, still, calm, peaceful and often dark, like fishing and waiting for a nibb...
