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I was a visual artist primarily and a writer, even from a very you

I was a visual artist primarily and a writer, even from a very young age. I wrote a lot of stories and poetry and… I had a desire to create always. And I always had a desire to show my work. – P. J. Harvey

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If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there – not because youve done a comedy performance but because youre talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul. – Roger McGough

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And there are a lot more people reading poetry, but there are not so many people reading an individual poet. – Peter Davison

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Pounds translation of Chinese poetry was maybe the most important thing I read. Eliot a little bit later. – Robert Morgan

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The arts generally have had to recognize Modernism – how should poetry escape? – John C. Ransom

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