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. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes betray moment poem
I've always thought that the balance between the side of my mind that knows what it is doing and the side that really hasn't got a clue has to be carefully maintained because if you write too knowingly then you get chilly, and if you write too unknowingly you write bollocks that nobody else can understand. Andrew Motion balancebollockcarefully share on social
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 auberonbadgebig share on social
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 busyexamplegood Change image and share on social
One Moment in Time because I think it describes me as a person and how I felt about being on the show. Anwar Robinson describefeltmoment Change image and share on social
Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel ideanonsensicalpoem Change image and share on social
Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons. Ralph Waldo Emerson betraycourageman Change image and share on social