A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story. (Eyvind Johnson)

A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.

Eyvind Johnson

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