Robert Lowell kept a double bed in his study

Plus: Advice on unlocking yourself

It’s National Poetry Month! Last week, we looked at Anne Sexton’s quest for just a little writing time. This week, Robert Lowell, supine poet.

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Robert Lowell (1917–1977)

In the book With Robert Lowell and his Circle, Lowell’s third wife, Caroline Blackwood, remembered the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet’s working habits:

What he did all day was lie on a bed—he liked working on beds—revising his revisions. With a bottle of milk! He had a double bed in his study because he was such a large man he really needed to sprawl and see all the pages.