Elizabeth Jennings quotes

Poets work upon and through each other. (Elizabeth Jennings)
When I re-read my past work I can see a development to such an effect, indeed, that some of them no longer seem to be any part of me. View quote
Elizabeth Jennings
It was a yellow voice, a high, shrill treble in the nursery White always and high, I remember it so, White cupboard, off-white table, mugs, dolls' faces And I was four or five. The garden could have been Miles away. We were taken down to the green Asparagus beds, the cut lawn, and the smell of it Comes each summer after rain when white returns. Our bird, A canary called Peter, sang behind bars. The black and white cat Curled and snoozed by the fire and danger was far away. View quote
Elizabeth Jennings
For me, poetry is always a search for order. View quote
Elizabeth Jennings
I hate a word like 'pets': it sounds so much Like something with no living of its own. View quote
Elizabeth Jennings