I wanted to rock back and forth between myth and distant futures, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It felt a bit like prophecy and a bit like storytelling. George Murray backbitedistant Change image and share on social
The poetry community here has been extraordinarily welcoming. George Murray communityextraordinarilypoetry Change image and share on social
I've often entertained paranoid suspicions about my fridge and what it's been doing to my poetry when I'm not looking, but I never even considered that my fan was thinking about me. George Murray considerentertainfan Change image and share on social
Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction. George Murray discoverfictionlove Change image and share on social
The whole competition thing disturbs me. Not that I wasn't a part of it when I first started. George Murray competitiondisturbpart Change image and share on social
I think the main influence has been living in New York City. Aside from all the crap around 9/11, I find it very demanding to think amid all the noise and visual pollution. George Murray amidcitycrap Change image and share on social
I guess there is also an element of deliberate change involved. Each of my books has been, at least from my point of view, radically different from the last. George Murray bookchangedeliberate Change image and share on social
Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to keep the respect of the reader too. George Murray fictionfinehard Change image and share on social