I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words or phrases which appeal more because of their sound than their meaning, and the movement and phrasing of a poem are very important to me. Margaret Atwood activityappealaural share on social
Some of our earliest writing, in cuneiform, was about who owes what. Margaret Atwood cuneiformearlyowe Change image and share on social
Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers, there will shortly be no older ones. Literacy will be dead, and democracy - which many believe goes hand in hand with it - will be dead as well. Margaret Atwood deaddemocracyhand share on social
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. Margaret Atwood daydirtend Change image and share on social
We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly. Margaret Atwood anomalybearleader Change image and share on social
I was once a graduate student in Victorian literature, and I believe as the Victorian novelists did, that a novel isn't simply a vehicle for private expression, but that it also exists for social examination. I firmly believe this. Margaret Atwood examinationexistexpression share on social
