Sometimes, I will be stuck for inspiration for weeks. And sometimes inspiration slaps me in the face at one in the morning so I have to leap out of bed, find my notebook and a pen and scribble down what I hope is coherent by the time the sun rises. If I don't make that leap, I'll probably forget what could potentially be the first two lines for the world's greatest poem, depriving the world of such poetic gold.
Inspiration doesn't have to be present for the writing to happen if it's prose though. With prose, I just need it as a spring board. Then I can develop the idea and roll with it, building on what originally inspired me to create something that is fully fleshed out and not merely based on fleeting feelings.
Poetry is different, I think. A poem without inspiration falls flat, because then it's just a bunch of words with no meaning. I don' think you can force poetry - not to say you can force prose. It's just easier to write prose without having external inspiration. Which isn't the same as having motivation.
I hope I'm making sense...
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