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Andrew Motion Quotes

But Wordsworth is the poet I admire above all others Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Thanks partly to the kind of poets that we now have and partly to funding, there’s been a gigantic shift in the way poetry is perceived... Poems on the Underground, poets in schools, football clubs, zoos Picture Quote #1

I’m not much given to making shamanistic remarks about all this, but I’m a great believer in the dream life. If I can carry without spilling whatever it is that drips into my head in the night to my desk, then that’s valuable Picture Quote #1

I’m also a great believer in the dream life; that while we’re asleep, a deep subconscious connection is made about our profoundest fears, hopes, loves, losses, dreads and desires Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I’m an early bird, partly because I like to have some quiet time and partly because by 9am emails begin arriving, the phone starts ringing and I have dragons to kill of one sort or another Picture Quote #1

While also, importantly, not wanting to dumb it down or pretend the days of ‘difficult’ poetry are over, because we live in a pluralist culture and there’s room for ‘difficult’ poetry alongside rap and everything else. and poetry won’t be for everyone, but everyone should have the choice Picture Quote #1

Well, it’s a badge of honour for any self-respecting poet to be criticized by Auberon Waugh. 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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If people connect me with the Romantics in general, they probably connect me most with Keats. But Wordsworth is the poet I admire above all others Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I’ve found a different way to scent the air: already it’s a by - word for despair Picture Quote #1

I get up at 5. 30am, sluice myself and have two Weetabix and some mint tea, before starting to write by 6am Picture Quote #1

Honor the miraculousness of the ordinary Picture Quote #1

I’m ensuring my place in heaven Picture Quote #1

Keats writes better about poems than anybody I’ve ever read. The things that he says about what he wants his own poems to be are the ideals that I share Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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You see the names of places roundabout? they’re mine now, and I’ve turned them inside out Picture Quote #1

When you’re being looked at very hard, it’s very hard to look back. and that made me stop paying attention to the world in a way that allowed me then to write about it Picture Quote #1

These places, and the ancient things you know, you won’t know soon. I’m working on it now Picture Quote #1

There are plenty of examples of people who have had busy lives out there in the world, trying to do good, and written very well at the same time Picture Quote #1

The best public poems aren’t necessarily those that go at the subject like a bull at a gate Picture Quote #1

Pretty much the day I stopped being laureate, the poems that had been few and far between came back to me, like birds in the evening nesting in a tree Picture Quote #1

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I think it is interesting to think about the absolute animal relish young people have for rhythm and rhyme Picture Quote #1

I deeply adored my mum. She was an extraordinary person, even for the prejudice I'm likely to have. She was beautiful, amusing, a tremendous elaborator of things into comic proportions and extravagant in her imagination Picture Quote #1

I'm not precisely saying that a really good board meeting at the MLA (Museums, Libraries and Archives Coucil) makes me want to go and write poetry, but there is a pleasure in doing that sort of thing well Picture Quote #1

In a general way, I want to be a kind of flag waver, bunting hanger up, drum beater, you name it, for poetry Picture Quote #1

More people are reading poetry now than at any time in the history of the human race Picture Quote #1

Poetry is at the centre of my life, too, emotionally speaking, and intellectually speaking - it's just that I'm one of those people who enjoy doing other stuff as well Picture Quote #1

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But Wordsworth is the poet I admire above all others (Andrew Motion Quotes) 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 Quotes) Thanks partly to the kind of poets that we now have and partly to funding, there’s been a gigantic shift in the way poetry is perceived... Poems on the Underground, poets in schools, football clubs, zoos. (Andrew Motion Quotes) I’m not much given to making shamanistic remarks about all this, but I’m a great believer in the dream life. If I can carry without spilling whatever it is that drips into my head in the night to my desk, then that’s valuable. (Andrew Motion Quotes) I’m also a great believer in the dream life; that while we’re asleep, a deep subconscious connection is made about our profoundest fears, hopes, loves, losses, dreads and desires. (Andrew Motion Quotes) 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 Quotes) I’m an early bird, partly because I like to have some quiet time and partly because by 9am emails begin arriving, the phone starts ringing and I have dragons to kill of one sort or another. (Andrew Motion Quotes) While also, importantly, not wanting to dumb it down or pretend the days of ‘difficult’ poetry are over, because we live in a pluralist culture and there’s room for ‘difficult’ poetry alongside rap and everything else. and poetry won’t be for everyone, but everyone should have the choice (Andrew Motion Quotes) Well, it’s a badge of honour for any self-respecting poet to be criticized by Auberon Waugh. 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) If people connect me with the Romantics in general, they probably connect me most with Keats. But Wordsworth is the poet I admire above all others (Andrew Motion Quotes) 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 Quotes) I’ve found a different way to scent the air: already it’s a by - word for despair (Andrew Motion Quotes) I get up at 5. 30am, sluice myself and have two Weetabix and some mint tea, before starting to write by 6am (Andrew Motion Quotes) Honor the miraculousness of the ordinary (Andrew Motion Quotes) I’m ensuring my place in heaven (Andrew Motion Quotes) Keats writes better about poems than anybody I’ve ever read. The things that he says about what he wants his own poems to be are the ideals that I share (Andrew Motion Quotes) 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 Quotes) You see the names of places roundabout? they’re mine now, and I’ve turned them inside out (Andrew Motion Quotes) When you’re being looked at very hard, it’s very hard to look back. and that made me stop paying attention to the world in a way that allowed me then to write about it (Andrew Motion Quotes) These places, and the ancient things you know, you won’t know soon. I’m working on it now (Andrew Motion Quotes) There are plenty of examples of people who have had busy lives out there in the world, trying to do good, and written very well at the same time (Andrew Motion Quotes) The best public poems aren’t necessarily those that go at the subject like a bull at a gate (Andrew Motion Quotes) Pretty much the day I stopped being laureate, the poems that had been few and far between came back to me, like birds in the evening nesting in a tree (Andrew Motion Quotes) I think it is interesting to think about the absolute animal relish young people have for rhythm and rhyme (Andrew Motion Quotes) I deeply adored my mum. She was an extraordinary person, even for the prejudice I'm likely to have. She was beautiful, amusing, a tremendous elaborator of things into comic proportions and extravagant in her imagination (Andrew Motion Quotes) I'm not precisely saying that a really good board meeting at the MLA (Museums, Libraries and Archives Coucil) makes me want to go and write poetry, but there is a pleasure in doing that sort of thing well (Andrew Motion Quotes) In a general way, I want to be a kind of flag waver, bunting hanger up, drum beater, you name it, for poetry (Andrew Motion Quotes) More people are reading poetry now than at any time in the history of the human race (Andrew Motion Quotes) Poetry is at the centre of my life, too, emotionally speaking, and intellectually speaking - it's just that I'm one of those people who enjoy doing other stuff as well (Andrew Motion Quotes)

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