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The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation.

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— James Fenton, The Independent on Sunday (24 June 1990).

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The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation.

james fenton

— The Independent on Sunday June 24, 1990.

Tags: writing, poem, child, throwing, stones, You, compose, first, then

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The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation.

james fenton

— James Fenton, The Independent on Sunday (24 June 1990)

Tags: writing, poem, child, throwing, stones, You, compose, first, then

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