“I suppose that I am a very serious poet – except for satirical verse, which I have also been compelled to write, though much of it may be inferior to my more serious poems – perhaps because I am not playful enough by nature, and even my satirical or polemical verse is not entertaining.”

—  Michael Hamburger

Interview with Lidia Vianu http://lidiavianu.scriptmania.com/Michael%20Hamburger.htm

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