This is an excellent example of an entry in the planned anthology of why poets become poets. Poets Talking About How They Became Poets Submission by Valeria Nollan The earliest stirrings of writing poetry I can trace back to when I was a child, a Russian immigrant whose parents were World War II prisoners-of-war in … Continue reading Poets talking about becoming poets by Valeria Nollan, Changming Yuan, Koon Woon, Marjorie Sadin, Jennifer Carrasco, and David Gilmour: