Poets, on the face of it, have either got to be easier or to write their own notes; readers have either got to take more trouble over reading or cease to regard notes as pretentious and a sign of bad poetry


The complete poems (ed. Lane, Allen, 2000) - ISBN: 9780713992878

William Empson Quotes

Poets, on the face of it, have either got to be easier or to write their own notes; readers have either got to take more trouble over reading or...

Poets, on the face of it, have either got to be easier or to write their own notes; readers have either got to take more trouble over reading or...

Poets, on the face of it, have either got to be easier or to write their own notes; readers have either got to take more trouble over reading or...

Poets, on the face of it, have either got to be easier or to write their own notes; readers have either got to take more trouble over reading or...