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

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

Anne Stevenson · Poetry

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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.

Science

Anne Stevenson

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

Hope

Anne Stevenson

I'm not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground my poetry in life itself. Poetry is an art of language, though, so I am always aware of every word's meaning, or multiple meanings.

Poetry

Anne Stevenson

I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was for six years wonderfully productive of poetry and then ended in tragedy.

Marriage