“Not every poet is a great reader of his own work.”
David Yezzi (1966) American poet
Interview with Ernest Hibert (2006)
“It is impossible for a poet to characterize his own work. From other people I gather that I am a gloomy poet, if not a tragic one.”
Interview with Lidia Vianu http://lidiavianu.scriptmania.com/Michael%20Hamburger.htm
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