You see the names of places roundabout? They’re mine now, and I’ve turned them inside out.
About Andrew Motion
Sir Andrew Motion is an English poet, novelist, and biographer, who was Poet Laureate from 1999 to 2009. During the period of his laureateship, Motion founded the Poetry Archive, an online resource of poems and audio recordings of poets reading their own work.
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I’ve found a different way to scent the air: already it’s a by-word for despair.
poet, novelist and biographer from England
You see the names of places roundabout? They’re mine now, and I’ve turned them inside out.
poet, novelist and biographer from England
These places, and the ancient things you know, You won’t know soon. I’m working on it now.’
poet, novelist and biographer from England
Each sudden gust of light explains itself as flames, but neither they, nor even bombs redoubled on the hills tonight can quite include me in their fear.
poet, novelist and biographer from England