Believe it or not, one of the first poets I was aware of was Yeats. I recited 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' at a verse speaking competition when I was eight or nine. Paul Muldoon awarecompetitioninnisfree Change image and share on social
I was reared on American TV and films. There was a huge sense of occasion about going to the cinema in Moy in the late 1950s and early '60s, and I absolutely loved those Hollywood sword-and-sandal movies like Ben-Hur and the dime-a-dozen cowboy-and-Indian films, as we then referred to them. Paul Muldoon 1950s60sabsolutely share on social
That's one of the great things about poetry; one realises that one does one's little turn - that you're just part of the great crop, as it were. Paul Muldoon cropgreatpart Change image and share on social
I live in New Jersey now, which always gets a bad rap here and there, but I must say, I enjoy living here too. Paul Muldoon badenjoyjersey Change image and share on social
We simply have not kept in touch with poetry. Paul Muldoon poetrysimplytouch Change image and share on social
Teaching regularly has made me an even more adept reader, I think. The kind of teaching I do is more like editing than anything else. The kind of editing book editors used to do before lunch. The kind of editing I used to do as a radio documentary maker. Paul Muldoon adeptbookdocumentary share on social
Frost isn't exactly despised but not enough people have worked out what a brilliant poet he was. Paul Muldoon brilliantdespisefrost Change image and share on social
I love the fact that Inuit poetry may resonate with me as much as Irish. Paul Muldoon factinuitirish Change image and share on social
It seems to me the structure of the Quartets is too imposed. Paul Muldoon imposequartetstructure Change image and share on social
Your average pop song or film is a very sophisticated item, with very sophisticated ways of listening and viewing that we have not really consciously developed over the years - because we were having such a good time. Paul Muldoon averageconsciouslydevelop share on social