“I have always made my own rules, in poetry as in life – though I have tried of late to cooperate more with my family. I do, however, believe that without order or pattern poetry is useless.”
— Anne Stevenson
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“I dislike literary jargon and never use it. Criticism has only one function and that is to help readers read and understand literature. It is not a science, it is an aid to art.”
— Anne Stevenson
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“Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.”
— Anne Stevenson
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“A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings – about human feelings and frailties.”
— Anne Stevenson
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“Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.”
— Anne Stevenson
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“I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was for six years wonderfully productive of poetry and then ended in tragedy.”
— Anne Stevenson
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“I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was for six years wonderfully productive of poetry and then ended in tragedy.”
— Anne Stevenson
Author: Anne Stevenson
Category: poetry
Tags: poetry, Anne Stevenson