"I was writing notes, but not composing poems. The Hunter began to develop out of this fragmented process."

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"I was writing notes, but not composing poems. The Hunter began to develop out of this fragmented process."

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"I still write the occasional short story, and poked at a novel once, but it's just not what I want to do."

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"Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction."

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"The poetry community here has been extraordinarily welcoming."

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"The whole competition thing disturbs me. Not that I wasn't a part of it when I first started."

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"It's a bit of a crapshoot out there with young writers right now anyway."

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