Paul Muldoon (born 20 June 1951) is a Northern Irish poet, literary critic and academic who has lived in the USA for the past twenty years. In 2003 his collection Moy Sand and Gravel won a Pulitzer Prize.
Born: June 20th, 1951
Categories: Northern Irish people, Irish poets, Critics, Academics, Living people
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Form is a straitjacket in the way that a straitjacket was a straitjacket for Houdini.
The point of poetry is to be acutely discomforting, to prod and provoke, to poke us in the eye, to punch us in the nose, to knock us off our feet, to take our breath away.
Words want to find chimes with each other, things want to connect.
If the poem has no obvious destination, there's a chance that we'll be all setting off on an interesting ride.