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Oliver Dixon

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Oliver Dixon is a freelance writer based in Hertfordshire, UK. His first book of poems, Human Form, was published by Penned in the Margins in 2013, a poem from which was Highly Commended in the Forward Prize 2014. His poems and reviews have appeared in The Sunday Times, PN Review, Poetry London and New Welsh Review. As well as poetry, Oliver's other passion is philosophy, having read and studied extensively on the subject. He also works as a manager and teacher of students with learning disabilities. ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Oliver Dixon To me when writers talk about writer's block they are often mistaking the challenge and resistance of the material they're working on with something n…moreTo me when writers talk about writer's block they are often mistaking the challenge and resistance of the material they're working on with something negative that's somehow imposed upon them. Patiently and persistently chipping through this challenge and the resistance of language (sentence by sentence or even word by word) is a large part of what serious writing is all about, a slow, painstaking process in order to discover (as Adrienne Rich said) 'what you didn't know you knew". The main kind of writer's block I suffer from is when various external obstacles (eg. day-job, family demands, household chores) prevent me from even getting to my writing desk. This is, however, something I guess I'll only overcome through more (and more lucrative) writing - the day-job part at least!(less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Oliver Dixon The best thing about being a writer is perhaps holding an actual book with your name on and realising that all the many hours and days you devoted to …moreThe best thing about being a writer is perhaps holding an actual book with your name on and realising that all the many hours and days you devoted to putting together these words have been condensed into this little sheaf of papers (in the case of my first book of poems, it was many years). In this way your book is like a time capsule, which then will hopefully endure in time and speak to who knows how many other readers. And then when someone tells you that the writing you put into that book meant something to them, or touched them in some way, it feels like you have accomplished your task as a writer: you have turned your own experience into a new experience in the mind or soul of the reader. Something has been passed on.(less)

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	Who the Hell is Friedrich Nietzsche?: And what is his philosophy all about? 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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