“For poets today or in any age, the choice is not between freedom on the one hand and abstruse French forms on the other. The choice is between the nullity and vanity of our first efforts, and the developing of a sense of idiom, form, structure, metre, rhythm, line - all the fundamental characteristics of this verbal art.”
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James Fenton
James Fenton, a renowned British poet, was born on April 25, 1949. His poetry is widely acclaimed for its unique style and profound emotional expression. more
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