James Fenton Quotes

Among those today who believe that modern poetry must do without rhyme James Fenton Picture Quote

Among those today who believe that modern poetry must do without rhyme

— James Fenton

I prefer writing in the mornings, so to that extent I have James Fenton Picture Quote

I prefer writing in the mornings, so to that extent I have

— James Fenton

The Mormon mission to Africa, as to other dark-skinned parts of the James Fenton Picture Quote

The Mormon mission to Africa, as to other dark-skinned parts of the

— James Fenton

English poetry begins whenever we decide to say the modern English language James Fenton Picture Quote

English poetry begins whenever we decide to say the modern English language

— James Fenton

It normally happens that if you put two words together, or two James Fenton Picture Quote

It normally happens that if you put two words together, or two

— James Fenton

A poem with grandly conceived and executed stanzas, such as one of James Fenton Picture Quote

A poem with grandly conceived and executed stanzas, such as one of

— James Fenton

An aria in an opera – Handel’s ‘Ombra mai fu,’ for James Fenton Picture Quote

An aria in an opera – Handel’s ‘Ombra mai fu,’ for

— James Fenton

The basic rhymes in English are masculine, which is to say that James Fenton Picture Quote

The basic rhymes in English are masculine, which is to say that

— James Fenton

Great poetry does not have to be technically intricate. James Fenton Picture Quote

Great poetry does not have to be technically intricate.

— James Fenton

Composers need words, but they do not necessarily need poetry. The Russian James Fenton Picture Quote

Composers need words, but they do not necessarily need poetry. The Russian

— James Fenton

Generally speaking, rhyme is the marker for the end of a line. James Fenton Picture Quote

Generally speaking, rhyme is the marker for the end of a line.

— James Fenton

Writing for the page is only one form of writing for the James Fenton Picture Quote

Writing for the page is only one form of writing for the

— James Fenton

I’ve not been a prolific poet, and it always seemed to me James Fenton Picture Quote

I’ve not been a prolific poet, and it always seemed to me

— James Fenton

My sonnet asserts that the sonnet still lives. My epic, should such James Fenton Picture Quote

My sonnet asserts that the sonnet still lives. My epic, should such

— James Fenton

One problem we face comes from the lack of any agreed sense James Fenton Picture Quote

One problem we face comes from the lack of any agreed sense

— James Fenton

In rap, as in most popular lyrics, a very low standard is James Fenton Picture Quote

In rap, as in most popular lyrics, a very low standard is

— James Fenton

Poetry carries its history within it, and it is oral in origin. Its transmission was oral. James Fenton Picture Quote

Poetry carries its history within it, and it is oral in origin. Its transmission was oral.

— James Fenton

Babies are not brought by storks and poets are not produced by workshops. James Fenton Picture Quote

Babies are not brought by storks and poets are not produced by workshops.

— James Fenton

The composer does not want the self-sufficiency of a richly complex text: James Fenton Picture Quote

The composer does not want the self-sufficiency of a richly complex text:

— James Fenton

Nobody really knows whether they are a poet. I knew I was interested from the age of 15. James Fenton Picture Quote

Nobody really knows whether they are a poet. I knew I was interested from the age of 15.

— James Fenton

Saigon was an addicted city, and we were the drug: the corruption James Fenton Picture Quote

Saigon was an addicted city, and we were the drug: the corruption

— James Fenton

The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into James Fenton Picture Quote

The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into

— James Fenton

The voice is raised, and that is where poetry begins. And even James Fenton Picture Quote

The voice is raised, and that is where poetry begins. And even

— James Fenton

My feeling is that poetry will wither on the vine if you James Fenton Picture Quote

My feeling is that poetry will wither on the vine if you

— James Fenton

Windbags can be right. Aphorists can be wrong. It is a tough world. James Fenton Picture Quote

Windbags can be right. Aphorists can be wrong. It is a tough world.

— James Fenton

Modernism in other arts brought extreme difficulty. In poetry, the characteristic difficulty James Fenton Picture Quote

Modernism in other arts brought extreme difficulty. In poetry, the characteristic difficulty

— James Fenton

Oh let us not be condemned for what we are. It is enough to account for what we do. James Fenton Picture Quote

Oh let us not be condemned for what we are. It is enough to account for what we do.

— James Fenton

I don’t see that a single line can constitute a stanza, although James Fenton Picture Quote

I don’t see that a single line can constitute a stanza, although

— James Fenton

At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most James Fenton Picture Quote

At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most

— James Fenton

Some of my educated Filipino friends were aspiring poets, but their aspirations James Fenton Picture Quote

Some of my educated Filipino friends were aspiring poets, but their aspirations

— James Fenton

Lyric poetry is, of course, musical in origin. I do know that James Fenton Picture Quote

Lyric poetry is, of course, musical in origin. I do know that

— James Fenton

What happened to poetry in the twentieth century was that it began James Fenton Picture Quote

What happened to poetry in the twentieth century was that it began

— James Fenton

When Mr Ackroyd says that in the 18th century, stranglers bit off James Fenton Picture Quote

When Mr Ackroyd says that in the 18th century, stranglers bit off

— James Fenton

A cabaret song has got to be written – for the middle James Fenton Picture Quote

A cabaret song has got to be written – for the middle

— James Fenton

A glance at the history of European poetry is enough to inform James Fenton Picture Quote

A glance at the history of European poetry is enough to inform

— James Fenton

There is no objection to the proposal: in order to learn to James Fenton Picture Quote

There is no objection to the proposal: in order to learn to

— James Fenton

Hearing that the same men who brought us ‘South Park’ were mounting James Fenton Picture Quote

Hearing that the same men who brought us ‘South Park’ were mounting

— James Fenton

When we study Shakespeare on the page, for academic purposes, we may James Fenton Picture Quote

When we study Shakespeare on the page, for academic purposes, we may

— James Fenton

‘Love’ is so short of perfect rhymes that convention allows half-rhymes like James Fenton Picture Quote

‘Love’ is so short of perfect rhymes that convention allows half-rhymes like

— James Fenton

One does not become a guru by accident. James Fenton Picture Quote

One does not become a guru by accident.

— James Fenton

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