"I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in……" — Anne Stevenson
"I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every since."
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26 Quotes by Anne Stevenson
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The sea is as near as we come to another world.
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Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.
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A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties.
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Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions.
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You've got criminal courts and child welfare officials refusing to do their jobs and protect children so they can shift…
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I work very hard on all my poems, but most of the work consists of trying not to sound as…
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I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to a pattern gives me original…
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Sylvia Plath was just a month and a half older than I, and when she committed suicide I was only…
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Blackbirds are the cellos of the deep farms.
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Peter Lucas and I live in Durham but spend a great of time in North Wales, where we have a…
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Blake has always been a favorite, the lyrics, not so much the prophetic books, but I suppose Yeats influenced me…
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I'm not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground my poetry in life itself.…
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