Andrew Motion Famous Quotes & Sayings
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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.

Poems are a hotline to our hearts, and we forget this emotional power at our peril

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

Your pain brand new no matter how long it lasts which now means years ...

I think it is interesting to think about the absolute animal relish young people have for rhythm and rhyme.

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

The best public poems aren't necessarily those that go at the subject like a bull at a gate.

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

But Wordsworth is the poet I admire above all others.

Like a lot of people, for a long time I thought that the road to hell is paved with bad sequels.