I suppose that I am a very serious poet – except for satirical verse, which I have also been compelled to write, though much of it may be inferior to my more serious poems – perhaps because I am not playful enough by nature, and even my satirical or polemical verse is not entertaining.


Interview with Lidia Vianu

Michael Hamburger Quotes

I suppose that I am a very serious poet – except for satirical verse, which I have also been compelled to write, though much of it may be inferior...

I suppose that I am a very serious poet – except for satirical verse, which I have also been compelled to write, though much of it may be inferior...

I suppose that I am a very serious poet – except for satirical verse, which I have also been compelled to write, though much of it may be inferior...

I suppose that I am a very serious poet – except for satirical verse, which I have also been compelled to write, though much of it may be inferior...