"I have always disliked the idea of an arts ghetto in which poetry is kept on a life-support system."
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Tony Harrison
Poet, Playwright
Tony Harrison is a British poet known for his powerful exploration of identity, class, and cultural struggle in works like 'V.' and 'The School of Eloquence.'
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"Not becoming 'something' scares me the most. I just want to be remembered for something great."
"My favorite memories were never about candy or anything like that. When I got to be a teenager, my friends and I used to get together and do all kinds of crazy stuff on Halloween night. We had a ball starting trouble. Now that I'm more mature I realize that wasn't the right way to act, but it was the time of my life back then."
"Articulation is the tongue-tied's fighting."
"I always like to be somebody scary. When I was little, my mom used to make our costumes. She's really creative and would make us great costumes without having to spend a lot."
"I used to be scared of the Candyman. You'd say his name three times in the mirror and then he'd come get you. I was terrified of that stuff becoming true. My older cousins used to say things to make us believe crazy stories like that, so I was scared of the Candymanuntil I knew better."