Nobody really knows whether they are a poet. I knew I was interested from the age of 15. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes age interest know
My feeling is that poetry will wither on the vine if you don't regularly come back to the simplest fundamentals of the poem: rhythm, rhyme, simple subjects - love, death, war. James Fenton backdeathfelt Change image and share on social
Working alone on a poem, a poet is of all artists the most free. The poem can be written with a modicum of technology, and can be published, in most cases, quite cheaply. James Fenton artistcasecheaply Change image and share on social
'Love' is so short of perfect rhymes that convention allows half-rhymes like 'move.' The alternative is a plague of doves, or a kind of poem in which the poet addresses his adored both as 'love' and as 'guv' - a perfectly decent solution once, but only once, in a while. James Fenton addressadorealternative share on social
I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don't know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don't bother to become interesting. Barbara Mertz appearancebeautifulbig share on social
I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity. Leona Lewis agedatematter Change image and share on social
They said I couldn't play anything but an English boy. I knew I could. So I went to New York. Roddy McDowall boyenglishknow Change image and share on social
