I have piles of poetry books in the bathroom, on the stairs, everywhere. The only way to write poetry is to read it.
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I grew up in a bookless house – my parents didn’t read poetry, so if I hadn’t had the chance to experience it at school I’d never have experienced it. But I loved English, and I was very lucky in that I had inspirational English teachers, Miss Scriven and Mr. Walker, and they liked us to learn poems by heart, which I found I loved doing.
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| Birth: | 23rd December, 1955 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Poet, Professor, Playwriter |
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