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Norman MacCaig Quotes

Norman MacCaig quotes about thinking

Scottish Poet November 14, 1910 – January 23, 1996

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But I hang on to books. I love them. I even think they're very nice decor in a room - far better than paintings... That's not quite true! Norman MacCaig
And some poets are far better read off the page because they're very bad speakers. I'm thinking of one in particular whom I won't name, a good poet, and he reads in such a dry, boring way, your eyes start drooping. Norman MacCaig
In fact a lot of them I think are absolute baloney. Those Charles Olsens and people like that. At first I was interested in seeing what they were up to, what they were doing, why they were doing it. They never moved me in the way that one is moved by true poetry. Norman MacCaig
Norman MacCaig quote: "I don't think of myself all the time."
I don't think of myself all the time. Norman MacCaig
Norman MacCaig quote: "I never think about poetry except when I'm writing it. I mean..."
I never think about poetry except when I'm writing it. I mean my poetry. Norman MacCaig
Norman MacCaig quote: "And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn't think so."
And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn't think so. Norman MacCaig
I think these movements and become them, here, In this room's stillness, none of them about, And relish them all-until I think of where. Thrashed by a crook, the cursive adder writes. Quick V's and Q's in the dust and rubs them out. from "Movements Norman MacCaig
Norman MacCaig quote: "When I talk of hearing a poet's voice speaking, I always think..."
When I talk of hearing a poet's voice speaking, I always think of it as in the presence of the man. Norman MacCaig

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