"And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn’t think so." ― Norman MacCaig Topic(s): Faith More From Norman MacCaig "However, I learned something. I thought that if the young person, the student, has poetry in him or her, to offer them help is like offering a propeller to a bird." "And if they haven’t got poetry in them, there’s nothing you can do that will produce it." "I was very interested in American poetry for many years. Much less now." More In Faith "I have long recognized a link between fitness and mental health and I think we need to encourage young people to take part in sports and team activities because we know it has such positive results."― Tipper Gore "My faith always has been and always will be important to me."― Aretha Franklin "But how odd that in this heathen nation of empty pews, where churches’ bare, ruined choirs are converted into luxury loft living, a Labour government – yes, a Labour government – is deliberately creating a huge expansion of faith schools."― Polly Toynbee