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Anne Stevenson quotes: Blackbirds are the cellos of the deep farms.

Blackbirds are the cellos of the deep farms.

Anne Stevenson quotes: When everything is for 'fun' nothing is for the good.

When everything is for 'fun' nothing is for the good.

Anne Stevenson quotes: I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to a pattern gives me original ideas.

I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to a pattern gives me original ideas.

Anne Stevenson quotes: I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were.

I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were.

Anne Stevenson quotes: I think a poet, like a painter, should be a craftsperson.

I think a poet, like a painter, should be a craftsperson.

Anne Stevenson quotes: I remain loyal to Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert in music and to Shakespeare and Jane Austen in literature.

I remain loyal to Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert in music and to Shakespeare and Jane Austen in literature.

Anne Stevenson quotes: The sea is as near as we come to another world.

The sea is as near as we come to another world.

Anne Stevenson quotes: There is far too much literary criticism of the wrong kind. That is why I never could have survived as an academic.

There is far too much literary criticism of the wrong kind. That is why I never could have survived as an academic.

Anne Stevenson quotes: A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties.

A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties.

Anne Stevenson quotes: A hobbyhorse can be a tiring ride for nonenthusiasts.

A hobbyhorse can be a tiring ride for nonenthusiasts.

Anne Stevenson quotes: I write, or used to write, to explain to myself situations I couldn't otherwise solve or understand. Meditation comes very naturally to me.

I write, or used to write, to explain to myself situations I couldn't otherwise solve or understand. Meditation comes very naturally to me.

Anne Stevenson quotes: There comes a time when you have to trust your own judgment, when you must close your eyes and let your instinct rule you.

There comes a time when you have to trust your own judgment, when you must close your eyes and let your instinct rule you.

Anne Stevenson quotes: Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.

Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.

Anne Stevenson quotes: Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.

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

Anne Stevenson quotes: I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every since.

I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every since.

Anne Stevenson quotes: I am now seventy, rather glad, really, that I won't live to see the horrors to come in the 21st century.

I am now seventy, rather glad, really, that I won't live to see the horrors to come in the 21st century.

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

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

Anne Stevenson quotes: There's no friend like someone who has known you since you were five.

There's no friend like someone who has known you since you were five.

Anne Stevenson quotes: My soul, how will I recognize you if we meet?

My soul,
how will I recognize you if we meet?