Well, 'The Wellspring' was written from 1983 to 1986. And it had a section in the beginning that was poems that began from others' experience.

In the beginning, there was nothing and from nothing came our species then behold the dawn of music.MUSIC HAS THRIVED IN WAYS WE CANNOT IMAGINE SINCE THEN.Music brings life to people who do not have one it helps us all in many ways it is a blessing to humanity.It helps us through the difficult times and gives us precious memories that we can go back to.IT TRULY IS A MEDICINE.Gary F Evans...

I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never do it. I feel as if, by the time I see that it's a poem, it's almost written in my head somewhere.

In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.

In the beginning, there were Real Programmers.

Art must be parochial in the beginning to be cosmopolitan in the end.