Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Christopher Logue

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British poet Christopher Logue.

Last updated on December 22, 2024.

Christopher Logue, CBE was an English poet associated with the British Poetry Revival, and a pacifist.

British - Poet | November 23, 1926 - December 2, 2011

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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

Poetry cannot be defined, only experienced

Christopher Logue

Come to the edge. We might fall. Come to the edge. It's too high! Come to the edge! And they came, and he pushed, and they flew.

Christopher Logue

Poetry is not a silent art. The poem must perform, unaided, in its reader’s head.

Christopher Logue

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

And he who is forever talking about enemies / Is himself the enemy!

Christopher Logue

Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Christopher Logue

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