Brilliant. [Lasdun] seems to me certainly among the most gifted, vivid, and deft poets now writing in English, and far better than many who are more famous. His capacities are solidly established; his promise is nearly infinite.
Merely to have survived is not an index of excellence. - Anthony Hecht
Merely to have survived is not an index of excellence.
- Anthony Hecht
Children know from a remarkably early age that things are being kept from them, that grown-ups participate in a world of mysteries. - Anthony Hecht
Children know from a remarkably early age that things are being kept from them, that grown-ups participate in a world of mysteries.
It doesnt seem to me strange that children should like the macabre, the sensational, and the forbidden. - Anthony Hecht
It doesnt seem to me strange that children should like the macabre, the sensational, and the forbidden.
There's not a good poet I know who has not at the beck and call of his memory a vast quantity of poetry that composes his mental library. - Anthony Hecht
There's not a good poet I know who has not at the beck and call of his memory a vast quantity of poetry that composes his mental library.
I'm filled with admiration, delight, and gratitude at discovering James Lasdun's poems in A Jump Start. He has wit, speed, intelligence, a keen eye, … - Anthony Hecht
I'm filled with admiration, delight, and gratitude at discovering James Lasdun's poems in A Jump Start. He has wit, speed, intelligence, a keen eye, …
Brilliant. [Lasdun] seems to me certainly among the most gifted, vivid, and deft poets now writing in English, and far better than many who are more … - Anthony Hecht
Brilliant. [Lasdun] seems to me certainly among the most gifted, vivid, and deft poets now writing in English, and far better than many who are more …
I look and look, / As though I could be saved simply by looking - Anthony Hecht
I look and look, / As though I could be saved simply by looking
A lot of the fun lies in trying to penetrate the mystery; and this is best done by saying over the lines to yourself again and again, till they pass … - Anthony Hecht
A lot of the fun lies in trying to penetrate the mystery; and this is best done by saying over the lines to yourself again and again, till they pass …
Poetry operates by hints and dark suggestions. It is full of secrets and hidden formulae, like a witch's brew. - Anthony Hecht
Poetry operates by hints and dark suggestions. It is full of secrets and hidden formulae, like a witch's brew.
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion