News at Eleven: It's a rather hoary Romantic ideal,

but it raises the stakes, certainly. "When you write a poem, and you want people to like it and react to it, it's about your inwardness being valued. And that's why it's so important, that's why it can be so divisive, that's why people are so passionate about it." What would her [Ruth Padel's] particular vulnerabilities be? "I think I'm quite naive. I think I rush into things without thinking. And I am full of self-doubt all the time."

from The Guardian: Ruth Padel: 'I rush into things . . . I'm full of self-doubt'

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