If we understand the past, we are more likely to recognise what is happening around us. Helen Dunmore happenpastrecognise Change image and share on social
The poets whom I knew then were all men and all seemed dauntingly sure of themselves - although I am sure that really they were as uncertain as I was. Helen Dunmore dauntinglyknowman Change image and share on social
Mourning Ruby is not a flat landscape: it is more like a box with pictures painted on every face. And each face is also a door which opens, I hope, to take the reader deep into the book. Helen Dunmore bookboxdeep Change image and share on social
I have learned so much from working with other poets, travelling and reading with them, spending days discussing poems in progress. There is the sense that we are all, as writers, part of something which is more powerful than any of us. Helen Dunmore daydiscusslearn share on social
Writing children's books gives a writer a very strong sense of narrative drive. Helen Dunmore bookchilddrive Change image and share on social
However, I began to submit poems to British magazines, and some were accepted. It was a great moment to see my first poems published. It felt like entering a tradition. Helen Dunmore acceptbeginbritish Change image and share on social
I was always influenced by language. Helen Dunmore influencelanguage Change image and share on social
I would like people to come into my Dreamworld and then choose to stay. Helen Dunmore choosedreamworldpeople Change image and share on social
As individuals, we are shaped by story from the time of birth; we are formed by what we are told by our parents, our teachers, our intimates. Helen Dunmore birthformindividual Change image and share on social
Fiction came quite a while later. I began with short stories and fiction for children. Helen Dunmore beginchildfiction Change image and share on social
