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Brian Patten Quotes

Death is the only grammatically correct full stop.

Death is the only grammatically correct full stop.

Brian Patten
Brian Patten (1990). “Grinning Jack: selected poems”, Collins Educational

Through silence only the good messages go unheard.

Brian Patten
Silence, Messages, Unheard
Brian Patten (1990). “Grinning Jack: selected poems”, Collins Educational

When in public poetry should take off its clothes and wave to the nearest person in sight; it should be seen in the company of thieves and lovers rather than that of journalists and publishers.

Brian Patten
Sight, Clothes, Poetry
Brian Patten (2007). “Selected Poems”, ePenguin

On sighting mathematicians poetry should unhook the algebra from their minds and replace it with poetry; on sighting poets it should unhook poetry from their minds and replace it with algebra.

Brian Patten
Mind, Poet, Mathematics
Brian Patten (2007). “Selected Poems”, ePenguin

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