There's one of my new poems actually - is a good example of where my poetry has ended up. My earlier river poetry was more like a cross between Shelley and Dylan Thomas.
- Robert Adamson
New, Good Example, Like, Shelley
It's just that if you're not disruptive everything seems to be repeated endlessly - not so much the good things but the bland things - the ordinary things - the weaker things get repeated- the stronger things get suppressed and held down and hidden.
- Robert Adamson
Hidden, Endlessly, Held, Weaker
Francis Webb is easily our greatest poet and one of the greatest poets in the world but he's hardly ever mentioned.
- Robert Adamson
World, Our, Ever, Francis
He was certainly in a confused state. I used to go and visit him in Callan Park. They were really - to me they were the best poets those two writing in those days but it wasn't very encouraging because, well, they weren't getting far were they?
- Robert Adamson
Best, Used, Very, Visit
I don't know if younger poets read a lot of, you know, the poets - the established poets. There was a lot of pretty boring stuff to sort of put up with and to add to, to make something vital from.
- Robert Adamson
Pretty, Add, Established, Vital
Well - I started writing - probably in the early 60s and by say '65-'66 I had read most of the poetry that had been published - certainly in the 20 years prior to that.
- Robert Adamson
Been, Certainly, Read, Published
Well I guess the plan was to write poetry and publish books and make a living from writing poetry. That was a pretty ambitious plan I guess.
- Robert Adamson
Living, Pretty, Books, Publish
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