Writing as pain / pouring yourself into work

“And all at once, the ink bleeds”

Uncle Jerry notes that T.S. Eliot is not the only writer who addresses the connection between blood and ink, mentioning that Nikki Giovanni 'has a poem where she talks a little bit about that staying up late and how difficult it is just to write, you know, just to pour yourself into your work.' He uses this to broaden the literary tradition behind Taylor's ink-bleeds image.