“I do feel that a poem needs not just space, but, ideally, space around that space - space for meditation, reverie, subliminal link-ups. I sense that poetry happens at a level above or below intelligence. It doesn't come into being at a purely rational level.” NeedsFeelsHappensSpaceLevelsMeditationRationalLinksReverieSubliminal Author:Michael Longley
“For me the form, the stanzaic shape, is an endorsement, proof that I'm engaged with the Latin or Greek at an original level, that my versions are explorations.” FormLevelsShapesOriginalsProofVersionsGreekEngagedLatinExplorationEndorsements Author:Michael Longley
