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Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.

Adrian Mitchell

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When I am sad and wearyWhen I think all hope has goneWhen I walk along High HolbornI think of you with nothing on
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Along Gone Holborn Hope Think Thinking Walk Weary You
I use rock and jazz and blues rhythms because I love that music.
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Blue Jazz Music Relationship Rhythm Rock Use
Stadium rock and commercial rock are the opposite of what poetry needs. An audience of around 200 is ideal for poetry.
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Commercial Need Opposites Poetry Rock Stadium
The man who believes in giraffes would swallow anything.
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Anything Believe Giraffe Man Swallow
There have always been poets who performed.
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Always Performed Post
I don’t like writing essays or theory.
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Essays Theory Writing
Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first, then read it. Performance is more provocative.
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Different First Performance Poetry Provocative Read
I use the language I use to my friends. They wouldn’t believe me if I used some high-flown literary language. I want them to believe me.
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Believe Boot Friend High-flown Language Some Use
I hope my poetry has a relationship with good-time rock’n roll.
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Good Time Hope Poetry Relationship Rock Roll
Poetry is an extra hand. It can caress or tickle. It can clench and fight.
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Care Clench Extra Fight Fighting Hand Poetry
I would have walked on the waterBut I wasn’t fully insured.
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First Fully Insured Leper Walked Water
And the BMA sent a writ my wayWith the very first leper I cured.
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Bma Cured First Leper Sent Way
And the BMA sent a writ my wayWith the very first leper I cured.
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Bha Cured First Leper Way Writ
I want to speak, to sing to total strangers. It’s my way of talking to the world.
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Sing Speak Stranger Talking Total Want Way World
Blake sang his Songs of Innocence and Experience to parties of friends.
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Blake Experience Friend Innocense Parties Sang Song
You take the human being and you twist it all about So scrub my skin with women Chain my tongue with whisky Stuff my nose with garlic Coat my eyes with butter Fill my ears with silver Stick my legs in plaster Tell me lies about Vietnam.
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Chain Cut Human Being Name Nose Plater Vietnam Women Young

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