National Poetry Copycopycopy Day

Posted by on Oct 8, 2015 in Books, Copying, creativity, I'll have what she's having, originality, Social Learning | No Comments

TS Eliot (portrait by Wyndham Lewis 1938) Today is National Poetry Day in the UK. So I thought I’d spoilt it for you by reminding you of the central role of copying in poetry (HT Sara) You’re almost certainly aware of Picasso’s famous dictum, “talent copies, genius steals” (if not in the original, then as […]

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