Living At That Pitch, On That Edge,

I Suppose For Whatever Reason I Actively Welcome Being Put Down, Something Which Perhaps Goes Back To My Upbringing - That Accusation Of Not Being Worthy Which Could Be Laid At One's Door.

There's Very Little Of The Intentional About The Business Of Writing Poetry, As Least As Far As I Can See.

I'm Sure 50 Percent Of Television Ads Use Rhyme

The Point Of Poetry Is To Be Acutely Discomforting, To Prod And Provoke, To Poke Us In The Eye, To Punch Us In The Nose, To Knock Us Off Our Feet, To Take Our Breath Away.

Living At That Pitch, On That Edge, Is Something Which Many Poets Engage In To Some Extent.