she didn't respond with a massive analysis but with sharp, deft judgements about what worked and what didn't; she never shrank from telling difficult truths about failure; her praise was armour against any number of nay-sayers who might come along later; her attention to detail created the sense of a whole world in which writing and friendship could happen.
from Andrew Motion: The Guardian: Pat Kavanagh
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