Andrew Motion

But in a lot of ways my poems are very conventional, and it's no big deal for me to write a poem in either free verse or strict form; modern poets can, and do, do both. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#big deal #both #conventional #deal #either

But Wordsworth is the poet I admire above all others. ↗

— Andrew Motion

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Each sudden gust of light explains itself as flames, but neither they, nor even bombs redoubled on the hills tonight can quite include me in their fear. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#each #even #explains #fear #flames

I am a vigilant monarchist. I want to see things evolve. The direction the monarchy seems to be moving in - towards a more mainland-European model - is one I would feel sympathetic about. ↗

— Andrew Motion

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I am writing more than I have ever done. My life has come back to me in the most extraordinary way. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#back #come #done #ever #extraordinary

I don't want my poems to be sentimental, though I do acknowledge that sentiment is probably rather under-reported in a lot of people's feelings a lot of the time. ↗

— Andrew Motion

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I get up at 5.30am, sluice myself and have two Weetabix and some mint tea, before starting to write by 6am. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#get #i #mint #myself #some

I like eating out. I like buying beautiful paintings and being surrounded by beautiful things. I have to finance that life. I can barely afford a pension scheme because I don't make enough money. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#barely #beautiful #beautiful paintings #beautiful things #because

I shall try to write a poem that is about the moment but doesn't betray things that are true to me as a poet. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#betray #i #me #moment #poem

But I can't and don't ever want to write bell-yanking confetti-tossing hat-throwing poems. ↗

— Andrew Motion

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