More From George Murray
- "Well, we all start thinking we’re going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize no one reads you but other poets."
- "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."
- "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."
More In Poetry
- "It’s bad poetry executed by people that can’t sing. That’s my definition of Rap."― Peter Steele
- "I’ve always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used to enter poetry competitions, and I don’t think I ever lost one. So I had the idea for a while of being some kind of poet."― Justin Townes Earle
- "Poetry is something that happens in universities, in creative writing programs or in English departments."― Mark Strand