Poetry in motion
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Paul Muldoon published his first book of poems while still at university and won the 1994 T.S. Eliot prize for poetry, yet hesitates to call himself a poet because he thinks it sounds pretentious. He believes that the end of art is disquiet and discomfort and that every poem should change the way people read the world. Muldoon was brought up in Northern Ireland and says that his roots will always be in Ireland although he has lived in the US since 1987 and has an American wife. He has been director of the creative writing programme at Princeton since 1990, a job that leaves him time to do his own work.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1995
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A voyager on well versed seas
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Writer and poet Andrew Motion does not consider himself particularly prolific, but his eighth volume of poetry is being published in Mar. 1997, followed by his biography of the poet John Keats in Oct. 1997. Motion admits that he is ruthless about dividing his life as a writer from the two days a week he spends at the University of East Anglia where he is professor of creative writing. Motion reveals that his recovery from an operation to remove a tumour on his spine has been accompanied by a growing feeling that beauty has a meaning. He also believes that Keats was a political poet.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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Making the best of a bard job
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Poet should play a key role in society, according to new UK poet laureate Andrew Motion. However, he regrets the fact that some media coverage of him has been negative. He believes that the two main aspects of the job of the poet laureate are being active and writing poetry. He intends to become involved in educational initiatives, and is considering a series of annual lectures about poetry. He also wishes to build on the work he has undertaken for the Arts Council.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1999
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