I Don't Think I Am Any Good.

History Must Not Be Written With Bias, And Both Sides Must Be Given, Even If There Is Only One Side.

One Mark Of Good Verse Is Surprise

People's Backyards Are Much More Interesting Than Their Front Gardens, And Houses That Back On To Railways Are Public Benefactors.

Topography Is One Of My Chief Themes In My Poetry, About The Country, The Suburbs And The Seaside. Then There Comes Love... And Increasingly; The Fear Of Death.

Now If The Harvest Is Over, And The World Cold, Give Me The Bonus Of Laughter, As I Lose Hold.