It's In the Details

When it comes to poetry and fiction, The last thing a writer should want to be is a liar. Ironically, in his quest for the truth, a writer must frequently lie. Absolute accuracy is not the point in a poetic or fictional landscape. The most important element is that the writer, himself, Like the most convincing actor, believes the lie he is telling. Writing, like life, is in the details. What really happened is irrelevant. The truth, as it were, if it were, Can always be found in the perspective of an observant reader.