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" John Updike's first published book was a collection of poems. "

Jonathan Galassi

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" I was nearly 40 when I published my first book. I was a slow starter - or rather, I was slow to gather my work together, though I had published translations, mainly of the Italian poet Montale, by then. "

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" I've always used poetry to explain myself to myself. These things just sat in my psyche and then came out. "

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" Be patient, work hard and consistently, have faith in your writing, and don't be afraid to listen to constructive criticism. "

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" I love poetry; it's my primary literary interest, and I suppose the kind of reading you do when you are reading poems - close reading - can carry over into how you read other things. "

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" I think poetry should be read very much like prose, except that the line breaks should be acknowledged somehow. "

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