“The reader does not need a technical vocabulary to read poetry, only a voice in the head or out loud which can deliver the sounds.”Michael Schmidt (poet) The Great Modern Poets, London, 2006
“Prose and poetry are different in construction. You can lie back and read prose, and you can read it fast. Poetry on the other hand, requires a different kind of attention and concentration … the effect it has on the ear and the imagination.”Michael Schmidt (poet) The Great Modern Poets, London, 2006