Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.
Anne Stevenson
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More quotes by Anne Stevenson
- Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions.
- 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.
- A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties.
- Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.
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