I dont like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were. – Anne Stevenson
Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry. – Anne Stevenson

I dont like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were. – Anne Stevenson
Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry. – Anne Stevenson
I dislike literary jargon and never use it. Criticism has only one function and that is to help readers read and understand literature. It is not a science, it is an aid to art. – Anne Stevenson
A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings – about human feelings and frailties. – Anne Stevenson