Douglas Dunn
Douglas Dunn
Douglas Eaglesham Dunn, OBEis a Scottish poet, academic, and critic. He currently lives in Scotland...
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth23 October 1942
aloud audience gestural poem reading
Reading a poem aloud to an audience is gestural as much as precise.
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On the whole I think Nationalism has been a very positive force in Scotland over the last two or three decades.
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A poet's cultural baggage and erudition can interfere with a poem.
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I've got this funny feeling, you know, that I've done my poetry, written my poetry; been there, done that, don't want to go back.
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A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to understand all the nuances.
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I've always liked Muir without knowing quite why.