Douglas Dunn Quotes & Sayings

I've always liked Muir without knowing quite why. — Douglas Dunn

A poet's cultural baggage and erudition can interfere with a poem. — Douglas Dunn

Reading a poem aloud to an audience is gestural as much as precise. — Douglas Dunn

A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to understand all the nuances. — Douglas Dunn

The negative aspects of Scottish Nationalism are a kind of aggressive complacency, that sort of boasting; but that's an expression of insecurity, I think, of a lack of confidence. — Douglas Dunn

I've always thought my poems told stories. — Douglas Dunn