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Anne Stevenson

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Anne Stevenson

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.

Science
Anne Stevenson

Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.

Poetry
Anne Stevenson

I'm not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground my poetry in life itself. Poetry is an art of language, though, so I am always aware of every word's meaning, or multiple meanings.

Poetry
Anne Stevenson

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.

Poetry
Anne Stevenson

I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were.

Poetry
Anne Stevenson

Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.

Poetry
Anne Stevenson

A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties.

Poetry
Anne Stevenson

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.

Marriage
Anne Stevenson

Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions.

Hope
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