I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was for six years wonderfully productive of poetry and then ended in tragedy.

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I play with language a great deal in my poems, and I enjoy that. I...

I play with language a great deal in my poems, and I enjoy that. I...

A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties.

A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties.

I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were.

I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were.

I dislike literary jargon and never use it. Criticism has only one function and that...

I dislike literary jargon and never use it. Criticism has only one function and that...

Blake has always been a favorite, the lyrics, not so much the prophetic books, but...

Blake has always been a favorite, the lyrics, not so much the prophetic books, but...

I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every...

I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every...

I think a poet, like a painter, should be a craftsperson.

I think a poet, like a painter, should be a craftsperson.

I'm not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground...

I'm not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground...

I have always made my own rules, in poetry as in life - though I...

I have always made my own rules, in poetry as in life - though I...

Peter Lucas and I live in Durham but spend a great of time in North...

Peter Lucas and I live in Durham but spend a great of time in North...

There is far too much literary criticism of the wrong kind. That is why I...

There is far too much literary criticism of the wrong kind. That is why I...

I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to...

I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to...

Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore...

Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore...

Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.

Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.

When everything is for 'fun' nothing is for the good.

When everything is for 'fun' nothing is for the good.

Sylvia Plath was just a month and a half older than I, and when she...

Sylvia Plath was just a month and a half older than I, and when she...

The sea is as near as we come to another world.

The sea is as near as we come to another world.

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call...

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call...

There is no longer a way out of our present situation except by forging a...

There is no longer a way out of our present situation except by forging a...