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I got into poetry at school. I remember one hot sweaty day my English teacher saying that kind of weather

I took a fairly predictable teenage route into poetry, discovering Dylan Thomas and falling under his spell. I had an

I had a succession of very engaging English teachers. For 'A' level, our texts included Robert Lowell and Donne, both

I got into poetry by accident. I remember writing some sort of rhyming thing around the age of five. It

It's hard to remember a time when poetry didn't delight me. I'm enchanted by the possibilities of language. Poetry seems to be

While studying Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University of London I regularly performed on the spoken word circuit in London,

I like poetry that keeps the lid on AND lets the pig out. My favourite single line of poetry is:

I've enjoyed poetry since studying it at school — the War Poets and Elizabeth Jennings left a particular impression —

I found poetry through the Open University creative writing courses which I studied after retirement from teaching. My tutor recommended

I loved it studying English at school. I remember being cast as First Voice in Under Milk Wood in the

How did I get into poetry? Externally, having librarians for parents helped. Temperamentally it’s more complicated — something to do

At primary school, we had a teacher who encouraged us to write poems, and I realised I was relatively good