Anne Stevenson

I dislike literary jargon and never use it. Criticism has only one function and that…

Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don’t ignore…

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

I have always made my own rules, in poetry as in life – though I have…

Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry…

I’m not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground…

A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings – about human feelings and frailties…

I don’t like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were…

I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself…