To Do List (for a typical day-in-the-life-of-a-poet): • Do write poetry/Don’t avoid writing poetry • Do feel all the feelings/Don’t let the feelings feel you • Do learn about poetry/Don’t forget to grow • Do remember to sleep/Don’t sleep at your desk • Do drink lots of tea/Don’t drink too much tea • Do re-arrange your pens/Don’t buy too many new pens • Do email people/Don’t forget to email people • Do make poems out of emails/Don’t email people poems • Do write your to-do-list/Don’t write too many to-dos.
