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James Fenton quotes: The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint.

The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint.

James Fenton quotes: Nobody really knows whether they are a poet. I knew I was interested from the age of 15.

Nobody really knows whether they are a poet. I knew I was interested from the age of 15.

James Fenton quotes: At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable.

At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable.

James Fenton quotes: Oh let us not be condemned for what we are. It is enough to account for what we do.

Oh let us not be condemned for what we are. It is enough to account for what we do.

James Fenton quotes: One does not become a guru by accident.

One does not become a guru by accident.

James Fenton quotes: Great poetry does not have to be technically intricate.

Great poetry does not have to be technically intricate.

James Fenton quotes: What happened to poetry in the twentieth century was that it began to be written for the page.

What happened to poetry in the twentieth century was that it began to be written for the page.

James Fenton quotes: The Mormon mission to Africa, as to other dark-skinned parts of the world, was for a long time hobbled by the racism of the movement's scripture.

The Mormon mission to Africa, as to other dark-skinned parts of the world, was for a long time hobbled by the racism of the movement's scripture.

James Fenton quotes: One problem we face comes from the lack of any agreed sense of how we should be working to train ourselves to write poetry.

One problem we face comes from the lack of any agreed sense of how we should be working to train ourselves to write poetry.

James Fenton quotes: Windbags can be right. Aphorists can be wrong. It is a tough world.

Windbags can be right. Aphorists can be wrong. It is a tough world.

James Fenton quotes: In rap, as in most popular lyrics, a very low standard is set for rhyme; but this was not always the case with popular music.

In rap, as in most popular lyrics, a very low standard is set for rhyme; but this was not always the case with popular music.

James Fenton quotes: The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation.

The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation.

James Fenton quotes: I don't see that a single line can constitute a stanza, although it can constitute a whole poem.

I don't see that a single line can constitute a stanza, although it can constitute a whole poem.

James Fenton quotes: Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense of what can and cannot be done.

Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense of what can and cannot be done.

James Fenton quotes: A nasty surprise in a sandwich

A nasty surprise in a sandwich

James Fenton quotes: I prefer writing in the mornings, so to that extent I have a routine. I do reading and other things in the afternoon.

I prefer writing in the mornings, so to that extent I have a routine. I do reading and other things in the afternoon.

James Fenton quotes: Babies are not brought by storks and poets are not produced by workshops.

Babies are not brought by storks and poets are not produced by workshops.