"I think that it's more likely that in my 60s and 70s I will be writing poetry rather than fiction."

Poetry, Fiction, Will, Writing

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"I think that it's more likely that in my 60s and 70s I will be writing poetry rather than fiction."

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"The young people have MTV and rock and roll. Why would they go to read poetry? Poetry belongs to the Stone Age. It awakens in us perceptions that go back to those times."

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