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Craig Raine is a British poet born on December 3, 1944. His poetry is known for its unique style and profound themes, widely regarded as an important representative of British poetry in the second half of the 20th century.

Heartbreak

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Haydn and The Valve Trumpet

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In Defence of T. S. Eliot

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My Grandmother's Glass Eye: A Look at P...

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Beauty Down Syndrome

Author:Craig Raine

“He was making music - Howells, Finzi, Holst - so you could see the sounds in the serried air. Serried. Then just as suddenly empty when his sound-proof right hand closed off the notes.”

Music Conductor

Author:Craig Raine

“In his autobiography Stravinsky relates that the first music he remembers was made by a peasant, working his hand in his armpit to produce a rhytmic farting.”

Music Humour Stravinsky

Book:Heartbreak

Source: Heartbreak

“In the morning, when she walked to the consulate, carefully watching her sandals on the pavement, she glanced up and saw a Negro wearing a stack of panama hats. Maybe twelve. She never forgot the bandoeon of brims, the perfect stutter of hat.”

Metaphor

Book:Heartbreak

Source: Heartbreak

“Caxtons are mechanical birds with many wings And some are treasured for their markings - They cause the eyes to melt Or the body to shriek without pain.”

Body Eye Pain Causes Bird Wings Treasured Without Pain

Book:My Grandmother's Glass Eye: A Look at Poetry

Source: My Grandmother's Glass Eye: A Look at Poetry

“Great writers arrive among us like new diseases - threatening, powerful, impatient for patients to pick up their virus, irresistible.”

Writing Powerful Disease Picks Threat Patient Threatening Impatient Irresistible Viruses Great Writers

Book:In Defence of T. S. Eliot

Source: In Defence of T. S. Eliot

“The task of the artist at any time is uncompromisingly simple to discover what has not yet been done, and to do it.”

Done Artist Simple Tasks

Book:Haydn and The Valve Trumpet

Source: Haydn and The Valve Trumpet

“I used to carry a copy of Ulysses with me everywhere just in case I was knocked down by a bus. It seemed more important than having clean underwear.”

Important Used Cases Clean Copies Bus Underwear Knocked Down Ulysses Clean Underwear

Author:Craig Raine

About the Author

Born: December 3, 1944
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 8

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Craig Raine Books

Heartbreak

Haydn and The Valve Trumpet

In Defence of T. S. Eliot

My Grandmother's Glass Eye: A Look at P...

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