Quote by: Andrew Motion

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.


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Author Bio


  • NameAndrew Motion
  • Descriptionpoet, novelist and biographer from England
  • BornOctober 26, 1952
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPoet; Author; Novelist
  • AwardsCholmondeley Award; Eric Gregory Award