James Fenton
James Martin Fenton FRSL FRSA (born 25 April 1949, Lincoln) is an English poet, journalist and literary critic. He is a former Oxford Professor of Poetry.
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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.”
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