Did great poets use drugs/alcolol in order to be creative?

The image of the 'stately pleasure dome' decreed in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'Kubla Khan' was the direct result of his drug taking. Coleridge ... The appearance of these two poems in the same volume of poetry demonstrates the starkly different ways in which drugs were represented in literature of the 19th century. read more

Drug and alcohol addiction can batter anyone. Of course, some are more susceptible than others, and writers are notorious for having some sort of addiction. Whether it’s alcohol to numb the noise from the world or speed or LSD to “inspire” them, the bohemian yet lonely world of the writer or poet is a minefield. read more

Stephen King is one of the foremost writers in the world, and he used a huge cocktail of drugs to get there. While most people use one or perhaps two drugs, King used cocaine, Xanax, Valium, NyQuil, beer, tobacco, and marijuana to get him through the day. read more

As the author of books with titles like Diary of a Drug Fiend and Enochian Sex Magick, it doesn’t take any real stretch of the imagination to conclude that Aleister Crowley may have had more than a passing interest in drugs. read more