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> [My first collection of poems was published by Bloodaxe Books, which was then a very new imprint.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-dunmore/my-first-collection-of-poems-was-published-by-bloodaxe-books-which/)

[Helen Dunmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-dunmore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/485/helen-dunmore-12115_book_my-first-collection-of-poems-was-publish_481307.png)

> [I've not been a prolific poet, and it always seemed to me to be a bad idea to feel that you had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenton/i-ve-not-been-a-prolific-poet-and-it-always-seemed-to-me-to-be-a-bad/)

[James Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/082/james-fenton-9438_bad-idea_i-ve-not-been-a-prolific-poet-and-it-alw_3025539.png)

> [On a very personal level, I have fond memories of spending a lot of time in the Library of Congress working on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natasha-trethewey/on-a-very-personal-level-i-have-fond-memories-of-spending-a-lot-of/)

[Natasha Trethewey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natasha-trethewey/)

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