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Paul Muldoon Quotes

I do a lot of readings Picture Quote #1

It seems to me the structure of the Quartets is too imposed Picture Quote #1

I live in New Jersey now, which always gets a bad rap here and there, but I must say, I enjoy living here too Picture Quote #1

That’s one of the great things about poetry; one realises that one does one’s little turn - that you’re just part of the great crop, as it were Picture Quote #1

Your average pop song or film is a very sophisticated item, with very sophisticated ways of listening and viewing that we have not really consciously developed over the years - because we were having such a good time Picture Quote #1

For whatever reason, people, including very well-educated people or people otherwise interested in reading, do not read poetry Picture Quote #1

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There’s very little of the intentional about the business of writing poetry, as least as far as I can see Picture Quote #1

I suppose for whatever reason I actively welcome being put down, something which perhaps goes back to my upbringing - that accusation of not being worthy which could be laid at one’s door Picture Quote #1

I live in New Jersey now, which always gets a bad rap here and there, but I must say, I enjoy living here too Picture Quote #1

Confusion is what we’re living with - not being able to make sense of what’s happening to us from day to day. Whereas making sense is what we’re aiming for - making sense Picture Quote #1

What I try to do is to go into a poem - and one writes them, of course, poem by poem - to go into each poem, first of all without having any sense whatsoever of where it’s going to end up Picture Quote #1

The ground swell is what’s going to sink you as well as being what buoys you up. These are cliches also, of course, and I’m sometimes interested in how much one can get away wit Picture Quote #1

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On the other hand, at some level the mass of unresolved issues in Northern Ireland does influence the fact that there are so many good writers in the place Picture Quote #1

Obviously one of the things that poets from Northern Ireland and beyond - had to try to make sense of was what was happening on a day-to-day political level Picture Quote #1

I was born in Northern Ireland in 1951. I lived most of my life there until 1986 or 198 Picture Quote #1

I suppose for whatever reason I actively welcome being put down, something which perhaps goes back to my upbringing - that accusation of not being worthy which could be laid at one’s door Picture Quote #1

That’s one of the great things about poetry; one realises that one does one’s little turn - that you’re just part of the great crop, as it were Picture Quote #1

One will never again look at a birch tree, after the Robert Frost poem, in exactly the same way Picture Quote #1

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For whatever reason, people, including very well-educated people or people otherwise interested in reading, do not read poetry Picture Quote #1

The other side of it is that, despite all that, people reach out to poetry at the key moments in their lives Picture Quote #1

We simply have not kept in touch with poetry Picture Quote #1

Words want to find chimes with each other, things want to connect Picture Quote #1

Of course, you can’t legislate for how people are going to read Picture Quote #1

I’m sure 50 percent of television ads use rhyme Picture Quote #1

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I certainly am interested in accessibility, clarity, and immediacy Picture Quote #1

There’s very little of the intentional about the business of writing poetry, as least as far as I can see Picture Quote #1

It’s not as if I’m trying to write crossword puzzles to which one might find an answer at the back of the book or anything like that Picture Quote #1

If the poem has no obvious destination, there’s a chance that we’ll be all setting off on an interesting ride Picture Quote #1

The point of poetry is to be acutely discomforting, to prod and provoke, to poke us in the eye, to punch us in the nose, to knock us off our feet, to take our breath away Picture Quote #1

Living at that pitch, on that edge, is something which many poets engage in to some extent Picture Quote #1

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I do a lot of readings (Paul Muldoon Quotes) It seems to me the structure of the Quartets is too imposed (Paul Muldoon Quotes) I live in New Jersey now, which always gets a bad rap here and there, but I must say, I enjoy living here too (Paul Muldoon Quotes) That’s one of the great things about poetry; one realises that one does one’s little turn - that you’re just part of the great crop, as it were. (Paul Muldoon Quotes) Your average pop song or film is a very sophisticated item, with very sophisticated ways of listening and viewing that we have not really consciously developed over the years - because we were having such a good time. (Paul Muldoon Quotes) For whatever reason, people, including very well-educated people or people otherwise interested in reading, do not read poetry. (Paul Muldoon Quotes) There’s very little of the intentional about the business of writing poetry, as least as far as I can see. (Paul Muldoon Quotes) I suppose for whatever reason I actively welcome being put down, something which perhaps goes back to my upbringing - that accusation of not being worthy which could be laid at one’s door. (Paul Muldoon Quotes) I live in New Jersey now, which always gets a bad rap here and there, but I must say, I enjoy living here too. (Paul Muldoon Quotes) Confusion is what we’re living with - not being able to make sense of what’s happening to us from day to day. Whereas making sense is what we’re aiming for - making sense (Paul Muldoon Quotes) What I try to do is to go into a poem - and one writes them, of course, poem by poem - to go into each poem, first of all without having any sense whatsoever of where it’s going to end up (Paul Muldoon Quotes) The ground swell is what’s going to sink you as well as being what buoys you up. These are cliches also, of course, and I’m sometimes interested in how much one can get away wit (Paul Muldoon Quotes) On the other hand, at some level the mass of unresolved issues in Northern Ireland does influence the fact that there are so many good writers in the place (Paul Muldoon Quotes) Obviously one of the things that poets from Northern Ireland and beyond - had to try to make sense of was what was happening on a day-to-day political level (Paul Muldoon Quotes) I was born in Northern Ireland in 1951. I lived most of my life there until 1986 or 198 (Paul Muldoon Quotes) I suppose for whatever reason I actively welcome being put down, something which perhaps goes back to my upbringing - that accusation of not being worthy which could be laid at one’s door (Paul Muldoon Quotes) That’s one of the great things about poetry; one realises that one does one’s little turn - that you’re just part of the great crop, as it were (Paul Muldoon Quotes) One will never again look at a birch tree, after the Robert Frost poem, in exactly the same way (Paul Muldoon Quotes) For whatever reason, people, including very well-educated people or people otherwise interested in reading, do not read poetry (Paul Muldoon Quotes) The other side of it is that, despite all that, people reach out to poetry at the key moments in their lives (Paul Muldoon Quotes) We simply have not kept in touch with poetry (Paul Muldoon Quotes) Words want to find chimes with each other, things want to connect (Paul Muldoon Quotes) Of course, you can’t legislate for how people are going to read (Paul Muldoon Quotes) I’m sure 50 percent of television ads use rhyme (Paul Muldoon Quotes) I certainly am interested in accessibility, clarity, and immediacy (Paul Muldoon Quotes) There’s very little of the intentional about the business of writing poetry, as least as far as I can see (Paul Muldoon Quotes) It’s not as if I’m trying to write crossword puzzles to which one might find an answer at the back of the book or anything like that (Paul Muldoon Quotes) If the poem has no obvious destination, there’s a chance that we’ll be all setting off on an interesting ride (Paul Muldoon Quotes) The point of poetry is to be acutely discomforting, to prod and provoke, to poke us in the eye, to punch us in the nose, to knock us off our feet, to take our breath away (Paul Muldoon Quotes) Living at that pitch, on that edge, is something which many poets engage in to some extent (Paul Muldoon Quotes)

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