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Well - I started writing - probably in the early 60s and by say 65

Well – I started writing – probably in the early 60s and by say 65-66 I had read most of the poetry that had been published – certainly in the 20 years prior to that. – Robert Adamson

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Theres one of my new poems actually – is a good example of where my poetry has ended up. My earlier river poetry was more like a cross between Shelley and Dylan Thomas. – Robert Adamson

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Well I guess the plan was to write poetry and publish books and make a living from writing poetry. That was a pretty ambitious plan I guess. – Robert Adamson

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