A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to understand all the nuances. |
A poet's cultural baggage and erudition can interfere with a poem. |
I've always liked Muir without knowing quite why. |
I've always thought my poems told stories. |
I've got this funny feeling, you know, that I've done my poetry, written my poetry; been there, done that, don't want to go back. |
On the whole I think Nationalism has been a very positive force in Scotland over the last two or three decades. |
The negative aspects of Scottish Nationalism are a kind of aggressive complacency, that sort of boasting; but that's an expression of insecurity, I think, of a lack of confidence. |