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

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"In my opinion, Al Moritz may be the best poet of his generation in Canada."

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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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"I guess there is also an element of deliberate change involved. Each of my books has been, at least from my point of view, radically different from the last."

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"I think, for me, humour needs to be used like a strong spice - sparingly."

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"I wanted to rock back and forth between myth and distant futures, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It felt a bit like prophecy and a bit like storytelling."

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"I am still interested in the long or serial poem, but have written a few smaller things. I may start sending to journals again in a year or so... that's about it."

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"I no longer feel pressure to produce fiction."

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

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