Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don't have to tell anyone you're doing it.
Roger McGough
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- If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there - not because you've done a comedy performance but because you're talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul.
- Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don't have to tell anyone you're doing it.