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Young Writers Society


ethanswish

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About ethanswish

My name's Ethan. Hello.
I used to class myself as a poet, but now I'm a writer. As far as that label goes. I want to try something new. I want to capture real things in their true forms. Perfect is the worst. Only when something's ugly do you notice the bits that are beautiful, and obviously if something's beautiful, you can see what's ugly. I don't want to spend hours making something perfect. I want it to be honest, spontaneous. I just want for once to see something true.


Interests

Music, art, writing, friends.

Occupation

Illustrator.

Website

http://www.myspace.com/cemeterytales


The idea that a poem was a made thing stayed with me, and I decided then that I wanted to be an artist, not just a diarist. So I put myself through a kind of apprenticeship in writing poetry, and I understood even then that my practice as a poet was deeply related to my reading.
— Edward Hirsch