I Write These Messages That Come”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8918098 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Irene Fornes (corresponding author) |
| Translators | Robb Creese |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 25-40 |
| Publication date | 1977-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Drama Review TDR (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-5962 • E-ISSN: 2326-2060 |
| Publisher | The MIT Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1145134 |
| OpenAlex | W2803027557 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Thoughts come to my mind at any point, anywhere—I could be on the subway—and if I am alert enough and I have a pencil and paper, I write these messages that come. It might be just a thought, like a statement about something, an insight, or it could be a line of dialog. It could be something that someone says in my head. I have a box filled with these scribbles. Some of them are on paper napkins or the backs of envelopes. These things are often the beginning of a play. Most of the lyrics of the songs that I write are based on these notes—as opposed to a play, which, once it starts, I make. I usually gather a number of those things that have some relation—again, I do not even know why I consider that they are related—and I put them together
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| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1997 - 1997 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |