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George Murray

Canadian Poet

Been Me Poetry Think Thinking Writing

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In fact, in some ways, I actually feel much more confident about the quality of Carousel than I do about The Cottage Builder's Letter: probably because of its cohesive nature. George Murray

Nature Quality Ways Carousel Some About More Cottage Fact Feel Because Builder Than Confident In Fact Much Letter Actually Cohesive

A sequence works in a way a collection never can. George Murray

Way Collection Never Sequence Works

I do try to let what is obviously unintended yet naturally good stay in. George Murray

Good Try Stay Obviously Unintended Naturally

I don't think there's anything wrong with someone having to read a poem twice. Or even a book. George Murray

Book Think Someone Poem Having Wrong Read Anything Even Twice

I guess there is also an element of deliberate change involved. Each of my books has been, at least from my point of view, radically different from the last. George Murray

Change Guess Books Has-Been Deliberate Point Point Of View Involved Also Least Been Different View Radically Each Element Last

I no longer feel pressure to produce fiction. George Murray

Pressure Feel Longer Fiction Produce

I suppress the vast majority of what I write. George Murray

Vast Vast Majority Write Suppress Majority

I think the main influence has been living in New York City. Aside from all the crap around 9/11, I find it very demanding to think amid all the noise and visual pollution. George Murray

I wanted to rock back and forth between myth and distant futures, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It felt a bit like prophecy and a bit like storytelling. George Murray

Today Tomorrow Myth Yesterday Back Distant Bit Futures Prophecy Between Like Felt Rock Wanted Storytelling Forth

I've often entertained paranoid suspicions about my fridge and what it's been doing to my poetry when I'm not looking, but I never even considered that my fan was thinking about me. George Murray

Me Looking Thinking Considered Entertained Paranoid About Poetry Never Doing Been Fridge Often Suspicions Fan Even

It's a bit of a crapshoot out there with young writers right now anyway. George Murray

Young Bit Out Writers Crapshoot Anyway Young Writers Now Right

My self-editing process is intense. George Murray

Intense Process

New York was breaking my concentration and disintegrating my thoughts. George Murray

Thoughts New Concentration York New York Breaking

The whole competition thing disturbs me. Not that I wasn't a part of it when I first started. George Murray

Me Competition First Part Whole Thing Started

Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction. George Murray

Writing More Poetry Discovered Than Fiction Loved Then

Well, we all start thinking we're going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize no one reads you but other poets. George Murray

You Reality Stars Thinking Other Poets No-One Well Reads Rock Rock Stars Hits Going Romantic Realize Then Start

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