Quiet Shy Quotes by Anne Stevenson

Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions.

— Anne Stevenson

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

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

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

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

Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.

— Anne Stevenson

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

A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties.

— Anne Stevenson

I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every since.

— Anne Stevenson

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

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

A hobbyhorse can be a tiring ride for nonenthusiasts.

— Anne Stevenson

Mind led body to the edge of the precipice. They stared in desire at the naked abyss. If you love me, said mind, take…

— Anne Stevenson

Blackbirds are the cellos of the deep farms.

— Anne Stevenson

I'm not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground my poetry in life itself. Poetry is an art…

— Anne Stevenson