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> [A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to understand all the nuances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-dunn/a-poem-can-have-an-impact-but-you-can-t-expect-an-audience-to/)

[Douglas Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-dunn/)

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## More by Douglas Dunn

> [I've always liked Muir without knowing quite why.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-dunn/i-ve-always-liked-muir-without-knowing-quite-why/)

[Douglas Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-dunn/)

> [The negative aspects of Scottish Nationalism are a kind of aggressive complacency, that sort of boasting; but that's an expression of insecurity, I think,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-dunn/the-negative-aspects-of-scottish-nationalism-are-a-kind-of-aggressive/)

[Douglas Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-dunn/)

> [A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to understand all the nuances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-dunn/a-poem-can-have-an-impact-but-you-can-t-expect-an-audience-to/)

[Douglas Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-dunn/)

> [I've always thought my poems told stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-dunn/i-ve-always-thought-my-poems-told-stories/)

[Douglas Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-dunn/)

> [Reading a poem aloud to an audience is gestural as much as precise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-dunn/reading-a-poem-aloud-to-an-audience-is-gestural-as-much-as-precise/)

[Douglas Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-dunn/)

> [A poet's cultural baggage and erudition can interfere with a poem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-dunn/a-poet-s-cultural-baggage-and-erudition-can-interfere-with-a-poem/)

[Douglas Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-dunn/)

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