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
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 bigconventionaldeal Change image and share on social
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 archiveboardcoucil 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
If I were to die thinking that I'd written three poems that people might read after me, I would feel that I hadn't lived in vain. Great poets might expect the whole body of their work, but most of us - well, I would settle for a handful. Andrew Motion bodydieexpect share on social
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 admireconnectgeneral Change image and share on social
I write between 5.30am and 9.00. That way, I hope I carry over something from my dream time. Andrew Motion 30amcarrydream Change image and share on social
But I can't and don't ever want to write bell-yanking confetti-tossing hat-throwing poems. Andrew Motion bellconfettihat Change image and share on social
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 backbirdday Change image and share on social
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 asleepbelieverconnection Change image and share on social
