I dislike literary jargon and never use it. Criticism has only one function...
Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.
I have always made my own rules in poetry as in life - though I have tried...
I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas as it were.
Each word bears its weight so you have to read my poems quite slowly.
A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and...
I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and...
Yes I do often write poems from the mind but I hope I don't ignore feelings...
He fertilizes a phrase or a line of poetry for weeks and then gives birth to...
Poetry asks people to have values form opinions care about some other part...
For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly...
I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good...
All good poetry is forged slowly and patiently link by link with sweat and...
I didn't want to deal in poetry. I got rid of that after a few months.
Some say they see poetry in my paintings I see only science.