Charles Simic: Surprises

“When you start putting words on the page, an associative process takes over. And, all of a sudden, there are surprises. All of a sudden you say to yourself, ‘My God, how did this come into your head? Why is this on the page?’ I just simply go where it takes me.”
- Charles Simic, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/charles-simic