“And in a way, that's been a help to me, because I take great passions for a particular poet - sometimes it lasts for many years, sometimes only for a while. This happens to everybody.” WayYearsSometimesHelpingHappensLastsPassionLiteratureParticularPoetGreat Passion Author:Norman MacCaig
“And some poets are far better read off the page because they're very bad speakers. I'm thinking of one in particular whom I won't name, a good poet, and he reads in such a dry, boring way, your eyes start drooping.” ThinkingWayEyeLiteratureNamesParticularPoetPagesBoringDrySpeakers Author:Norman MacCaig
“When I talk of hearing a poet's voice speaking, I always think of it as in the presence of the man.” ThinkingMenLiteratureVoiceHe ManPoetHearing Author:Norman MacCaig