” You see the names of places roundabout? They’re mine now, and I’ve turned them inside out. “
” These places, and the ancient things you know, You won’t know soon. I’m working on it now. “
” 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. “
” 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. “
” I think it is interesting to think about the absolute animal relish young people have for rhythm and rhyme. “
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