How often do you write poetry?

[Todd]

Surroundings are mostly irrelevant. The issue is just nailing down the triggering idea and having time to put it all together. I take a topic or an idea and I free write for about 30 minutes to an hour. Then I go over it and look for repeated ideas that I think I'm trying to get to. I then pull those out and put a first draft together. I've went through periods where I didn't stop writing but mostly it's one to two new poems a week. I can sometimes go dry for about 3-6 months but I try not to worry about it anymore. If I feel dry I just read more poetry and critique more. It always comes back.