Well, we all start thinking were going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize no one reads you but other poets. – George Murray
Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think its harder to write. Its harder to keep the respect of the reader too. – George Murray
Ive often entertained paranoid suspicions about my fridge and what its been doing to my poetry when Im not looking, but I never even considered that my fan was thinking about me. – George Murray
Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend its no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often its really just about the money, the perceived prestige. – George Murray
The poetry community here has been extraordinarily welcoming. – George Murray
Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction. – George Murray
