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With 'Carousel' I had an idea and it all came out quickly.
George Murray
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In fact, in some ways, I actually feel much more confident about the quality of Carousel than I do about The Cottage Builder's Letter: probably because of its cohesive nature.
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I was writing notes, but not composing poems. The Hunter began to develop out of this fragmented process.
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A sequence works in a way a collection never can.
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Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend it's no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often it's really just about the money, the perceived prestige.
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Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to keep the respect of the reader too.
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I am certainly suffering from a modicum of performance anxiety.
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I am still interested in the long or serial poem, but have written a few smaller things. I may start sending to journals again in a year or so... that's about it.
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I do try to let what is obviously unintended yet naturally good stay in.
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I don't think there's anything wrong with someone having to read a poem twice. Or even a book.
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I feel as though I've fooled the world into thinking I'm an adult and now they're letting me procreate.
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I guess there is also an element of deliberate change involved. Each of my books has been, at least from my point of view, radically different from the last.
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