Douglas Dunn

“I've always liked Muir without knowing quite why.”

“The negative aspects of Scottish Nationalism are a kind of aggressive complacency, that sort of boasting; but that's an expression of insecurity, I think, of a lack of confidence.”

“Reading a poem aloud to an audience is gestural as much as precise.”

“A poet's cultural baggage and erudition can interfere with a poem.”

“I've always thought my poems told stories.”

“A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to understand all the nuances.”