"The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint."
James Fenton (b. 1949), British poet, critic. "Ars Poetica," no. 7, Independent on Sunday (London, March 11, 1990).

"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), British poet, critic. Ars Poetica, no. 22, Independent on Sunday (London, June 24, 1990).

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