You see the names of places roundabout? They're mine now, and I've turned them inside out. Andrew Motion haveinsidemine Change image and share on social
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 allowattentionback Change image and share on social
Like a lot of people, for a long time I thought that the road to hell is paved with bad sequels. Andrew Motion badhelllong Change image and share on social
I think it is interesting to think about the absolute animal relish young people have for rhythm and rhyme. Andrew Motion absoluteanimalinterest Change image and share on social
More people are reading poetry now than at any time in the history of the human race. Andrew Motion historyhumanpeople Change image and share on social
I am writing more than I have ever done. My life has come back to me in the most extraordinary way. Andrew Motion backextraordinarylife Change image and share on social
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 clubfootballfund share on social
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 bombexplainfear Change image and share on social
But Wordsworth is the poet I admire above all others. Andrew Motion admirepoetwordsworth Change image and share on social
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 affordbarelybeautiful Change image and share on social
