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Also known as Sir Andrew Motion

poet, novelist and biographer from England (born 1952)

Person · Open Library

Born
1952
Works
62

Top works

  • A long poem 'Does that hurt?'
  • Laurels and donkeys
  • Poetry by Heart
  • Granta-Biography-41
  • Peace talks

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
111
Total plays
442

Sir Andrew Motion, FRSL (born 26 October 1952) is an English poet, novelist and biographer, who presided as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2009. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Andrew+Motion">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

  • In the swirl of its poolthe home-coming salmonhas no intuitionof anything changed.
  • By day the appalling loose beautyof prowling floes:lions’ heads, dragons, crucifix-wrecks,and a thing like a blown rose.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Andrew
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
London
Occupation
biographer
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Andrew Motion, April 2009.jpg
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Commons category
Andrew Motion
date of birth
1952-10-26
Commons Creator page
Andrew Motion
writing language
English language
archives at
British Library
name in native language
Andrew Motion
Sources (6)

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