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“A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties.”

Anne Stevenson · Poetry

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Anne Stevenson

Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.

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Anne Stevenson

I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were.

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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.

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Anne Stevenson

Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions.

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