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James Fenton

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Also known as James M. Fenton, James Martin Fenton

British poet; (born 1949)

Person · Open Library

Born
1949
Works
61

Top works

  • The Poetry Quartets
  • Travelling Hopefully
  • Côté guerre, côté jardin
  • Put thou thy tears into my bottle
  • Yellow tulips

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1950-10-19

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4
Total plays
18

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Quotes

  • Poetry carries its history within it, and it is oral in its origins, its transmission was oral.
  • Poetry is not a metrical exercise.
  • It is not what they built. It is what they knocked down.It is not the houses. It is the spaces between the houses.It is not the streets that exist. It is the streets that no longer exist.
  • YesYou have come upon the fabled lands where mythsGo when they die,But some, especially the Brummagem capitalistJuju, have arrived prematurely.
  • A serious mistake in a nightie, A grave disappointment all roundIs all that you'll get from th'Almighty, Is all that you'll get underground.Oh he said: "If you lay off the crumpetI'll see you alright in the end.Just hang on until the last trumpet.Have faith in me, chum – I'm your friend."
  • Windbags can be right. Aphorists can be wrong. It is a tough world.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Lincoln
Educated at
Chorister School
Languages spoken
English language
Official website
jamesfenton.com
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date of birth
1949-05-25
Sources (3)

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