"I dislike literary jargon and never use it. Criticism has only one function and that is to help readers read and understand literature. It is not a science, it is an aid to art."

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Anne Stevenson

Poet, Writer

Anne Stevenson is a renowned poet known for her exploration of love and loss, particularly in her acclaimed collection 'The Poetry of Anne Stevenson'.

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"Peter Lucas and I live in Durham but spend a great of time in North Wales, where we have a cottage in the mountains, and in Vermont, USA, with my sister - who is a children's writer married to a poet."

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