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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.

~Andrew Motion

Topics: Another Arriving Because Begin Bird Dragons Early Early Bird Emails Like Partly Phone Quiet Quiet Time Ringing Some Sort Starts Time

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Those who say we should dismantle the role of Poet Laureate altogether, the trick they miss is that being called this thing, with the weight of tradition behind it, and with the association of the Royal family, does allow you to have conversations and to open doors, and wallets, for the good of poetry in a way that nothing else would allow.

~Andrew Motion

Topics: Allow Altogether Association Behind Being Conversations Dismantle Does Doors Else Family Good Laureate Miss Nothing Open Open Doors Poet Poetry Role Royal Royal Family Say Should Thing Those Tradition Trick Way Weight Who Would You

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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

Topics: About Also Asleep Believer Connection Deep Desires Dream Fears Great Great Believer Hopes Life Losses Loves Made Our Subconscious While

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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

Topics: Above Admire Connect General Keats Me Most Others People Poet Romantics

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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

Topics: General Kind Name Poetry Want Way You

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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

Topics: Bombs Each Even Explains Fear Flames Hills Include Itself Light Me Neither Nor Quite Sudden Tonight

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I've found a different way to scent the air: already it's a by-word for despair.

~Andrew Motion

Topics: Air Despair Different Different Way Found Scent Way

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You see the names of places roundabout? They're mine now, and I've turned them inside out.

~Andrew Motion

Topics: Inside Mine Names Now Out Places See Them Turned You

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These places, and the ancient things you know, You won't know soon. I'm working on it now.'

~Andrew Motion

Topics: Ancient Know Now Places Soon Things Working You

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But Wordsworth is the poet I admire above all others.

~Andrew Motion

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: October 26th, 1952

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