Unfortunately, information about the author is unknown to us. But you can add it. Read full biography of George Murray →
With 'Carousel' I had an idea and it all came out quickly.
A sequence works in a way a collection never can.
I feel as though I've fooled the world into thinking I'm an adult and now they're letting me procreate.
I think, for me, humour needs to be used like a strong spice - sparingly.
Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend it's no big deal, or part of... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
I do try to let what is obviously unintended yet naturally good stay in.
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.
Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to keep the respect of the reader too.
I am certainly suffering from a modicum of performance anxiety.
I don't think there's anything wrong with someone having to read a poem twice. Or even a book.