I think men and women who write poetry or write music or pa… - Geoffrey Hill

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I think men and women who write poetry or write music or paint are finally responsible for what they do. They are entitled to praise for any success they achieve and they should not complain of just criticism.

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Sir Geoffrey William Hill (18 June 1932 - 30 June 2016) was an English poet and is Professor of Poetry in the University of Oxford.

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Birth Name: Geoffrey William Hill

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