John Fenton Johnson was born ninth of nine children into a Kentucky whiskey-making family with a strong storytelling tradition.
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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 (b. 1949)
“Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)