I was reducing a creative life down to public recognition. Anne Carson’s career deserves more respect than that, and so does mine I am one of those funny little people who is creative and has made the dubious decision to try to make a career out of it. I didn’t fully commit until I was around 3...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/23/what-i-learned-about-creative-life-from-a-nobel-winner-and-my-girlfriend)