I wanted to reimagine the role, in a way that was respectful of its traditional responsibilities but made them part of a wider pattern of poetry about national incidents, events, preoccupations; and to spend a great deal of time going to schools trying to demystify poetry.
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Name: Andrew Motion Profession: Poet Nationality: English Birthday: October 26, 1952 |
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