When I was a teacher, teachers would come into my classroom and admire my desk on which lay nothing whatever, whereas theirs were heaped with papers and books. – Norman MacCaig
And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didnt think so. – Norman MacCaig
All those authors there, most of whom of course Ive never met. Thats the poetry side, thats the prose side, thats the fishing and miscellaneous behind me. You get an affection for books that youve enjoyed. – Norman MacCaig
And if they havent got poetry in them, theres nothing you can do that will produce it. – Norman MacCaig