Let the Poet Choose, a 1973 British anthology in which each poet chooses two of their own poems and introduces them. As I said in my previous post, even where the poems don’t convince me, the prose can still be intriguing, the sound of poets trying to make sense of themselves. There are some interesting … Continue reading ‘Cleverer than I am, more lyrical than I am, more pessimistic than I am’
Tag: Stevie Smith
‘A house of female habitation’
A couple of weeks ago I took the tube, then walked to Palmers Green to find the house - 1 Avondale Road - where Stevie Smith lived from the age of three (1906) until her death in 1971. She lived there with her mother, sister and aunt, latterly becoming sole carer for her aunt. It’s … Continue reading ‘A house of female habitation’

