Sri Aurobindo

Letters on Poetry and Art

SABCL - Volume 27

Part 2. On His Own and Others’ Poetry
Section 3. Practical Guidance for Aspiring Writers
Guidance in Writing Poetry

Practice, Cultivation, Regularity [3]

What should I do in order to make everything perfect? Should I work hard and go on writing or rather sit and wait for the inclination to write?

There is no rule about these things — it acts differently with different people. Some acquire the capacity of writing regularly — others can only do it when the push comes.

31 March 1934