“Olds writes “poetry more faithful to the felt truth of reality than any prose could be.” – Richard Wakefield.

Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard. - Anne Sexton

But the exact place where the self and the other touch, where there's the possibility of either transformation or stasis...that's the place that interests me most. - Jo Shapcott

What happens with me is quite often I start with a memory, mix it with observations of people I know and then mix in a bit of 'What if...?' - Michael Rosen