Facts about Adrian Mitchell

Adrian Mitchell was a famous Poet from United Kingdom, who lived between October 24, 1932 and December 20, 2008. He/she became 76 years old.

He/she is born under the zodiac scorpio, who is known for Transient, Self-Willed, Purposeful, Unyielding. Our collection contains 8 quotes who is written / told by Adrian.

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"Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people"

"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"

"I don't like writing essays or theory"

"There have always been poets who performed. Blake sang his Songs of Innocence and Experience to parties of friends"

"Stadium rock and commercial rock are the opposite of what poetry needs. An audience of around 200 is ideal for poetry"

"I want to speak, to sing to total strangers. It's my way of talking to the world"

"I use rock and jazz and blues rhythms because I love that music. I hope my poetry has a relationship with good-time rock'n roll"

"Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first, then read it. Performance is more provocative"