Edwin Morgan Quotes

I like to give a voice to others, especially things neglected or despised.

Poetry is partly sympathy, don't you think? If it's any good, it gets people to think about others' points of view.

Translated poetry filled the no-man's-land between my own work and other writers', and I found this fascinating to explore.

Valentine Weather
Kiss me with rain on your eyelashes,
come on, let us sway together,
under the trees, and to hell with thunder.

I just discovered when I was, oh, 12 or 13, that I was very interested in language - and this showed itself as poetry. There was no looking back.