I dislike literary jargon and never use it. Criticism has only one function and that is to help readers read and understand literature. It is not a science, it is an aid to art. — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions. — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
I have always made my own rules, in poetry as in life - though I have tried of late to cooperate more with my… — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was… — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
Sylvia Plath was just a month and a half older than I, and when she committed suicide I was only 30 - and very… — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly. — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
Blake has always been a favorite, the lyrics, not so much the prophetic books, but I suppose Yeats influenced me more as a young… — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties. — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every since. — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
You've got criminal courts and child welfare officials refusing to do their jobs and protect children so they can shift the cases over to… — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
