"For me concrete poetry was a particular way……" — Ian Hamilton Finlay
"For me concrete poetry was a particular way of using language which came out of a particular feeling, and I don't have control over whether this feeling is in me or not."
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21 Quotes by Ian Hamilton Finlay
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I came to these mediums through having the garden, and of course, people who have designed gardens have always worked…
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My position is that since the non-secular status of my garden is not recognised by the law; by the world…
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Little Sparta is a garden in the traditional sense. It is perhaps not like other modern gardens, but I think…
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I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera.
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Certain gardens are described as retreats when they are really attacks.
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The present order is the disorder of the future.
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People have always found me challenging - I don't know why, when I am only being myself. I don't understand…
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I am not a modern man, I am just a wee old fashioned one.
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But you have to understand that I consider myself a very modest artist, or whatever, and not of importance really…
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As a friendly one. I would still like to write concrete poems, but I can only do it sometimes.
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But I can only write what the muse allows me to write. I cannot choose, I can only do what…
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But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings.…
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