When I talk of hearing a poet's voice speaking, I always think of it as in the presence of the man. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes hear man poet
But I hang on to books. I love them. I even think they're very nice decor in a room - far better than paintings... That's not quite true! Norman MacCaig bookdecorhang Change image and share on social
I don't care whether a book is a first edition or not. I'm not a bibliophile in that word's natural sense. Norman MacCaig bibliophilebookcare Change image and share on social
And it's impossible for me to read Henry James. Norman MacCaig henryimpossiblejame Change image and share on social
I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish. Trey Anastasio contextdreamfinish Change image and share on social
For poets today or in any age, the choice is not between freedom on the one hand and abstruse French forms on the other. The choice is between the nullity and vanity of our first efforts, and the developing of a sense of idiom, form, structure, metre, rhythm, line - all the fundamental characteristics of this verbal art. James Fenton abstruseageart share on social
Why do men fight who were born to be brothers? James Longstreet bearbrotherfight Change image and share on social