‘I write non-fiction now. I reckon it’s still the best way to affect what other people think, to add to what they believe.’
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‘Poetry provides some unique satisfactions; the epigrammatic click of a word locking a couplet, the exact phrase that nails a sound, texture, colour or movement. ‘
‘But what about the writer as insider? For every prophet in the wilderness, isn’t there someone firmly embedded in the world? ‘
Nick Caistor speaks with Ann Morgan about discovering other realities through language learning at school and in Argentina, the chameleon nature of translation and challenges such as humour, and the importance of maintaining a regular creative writing practice in your own language.