"Chan ann leis a’ chiad
bhuille thuiteas a’chraobh."
"It is not with the
first stroke that the tree falls."
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I was watching Billy
Collins on a YouTube podcast answering the question, “How to be a Poet,”
Oh dear, you may not like
the answer; ten thousand hours of reading poetry including the heavies like
Milton.
I have an MA Creative
Writing Degree, but I have not indulged much in poetry although I like to read
it. But like any other endeavour in life like learning a language or playing an
instrument or tennis, you need to discipline oneself and do the hours.
The Gaelic proverb reminds
one that discipline, persistence and engagement are involved in accomplishing your
goals.
Billy Collins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP9reBY7EwM
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