Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951) Austrian-American composer
As quoted in an interview with José Rodriguez (c. 1936) in Schoenberg (1971) by Merle Armitage, p. 143
1930s
“Never explain- your reader is as smart as you. Your reader is not just any reader, but is the rare one with ears in his head.”
I SUGGEST Advice to Young Poets Basili Bunting Poetry Archive, Durham University Library 190
I SUGGEST Advice to Young Poets
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