Christopher Logue Professions : Poet Born : November 23, 1926 Died : December 2, 2011 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Christopher Logue Come to the edge. Christopher Logue creativity inspiration fall Poetry is not a silent art. The poem must perform, unaided, in its reader’s head. Christopher Logue silent reader art Poetry is not a silent art. The poem must perform, unaided, in its reader's head. Educated readers give themselves a good performance. Educated listeners compare performance with text and with other performances. Good poets use the full resources of language. Christopher Logue use giving art And he who is forever talking about enemies / Is himself the enemy! Christopher Logue forever talking enemy Poetry cannot be defined, only experienced Christopher Logue defined It seems to me that the contrast between adjacent syllables has lessened and the result is an over-reliance on enjambment. Now enjambment is a fine, intellectually strong aid, but like all such things it becomes tiresome and calls too much attention to itself. Christopher Logue too-much strong attention Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
