I'm Ensuring My Place In

While Also, Importantly, Not Wanting To Dumb It Down Or Pretend The Days Of 'difficult' Poetry Are Over, Because We Live In A Pluralist Culture And There's Room For 'difficult' Poetry Alongside Rap And Everything Else. And Poetry Won't Be For Everyone, But Everyone Should Have The Choice.

But Wordsworth Is The Poet I Admire Above All Others.

I Like Eating Out. I Like Buying Beautiful Paintings And Being Surrounded By Beautiful Things. I Have To Finance That Life. I Can Barely Afford A Pension Scheme Because I Don't Make Enough Money.

I Am A Vigilant Monarchist. I Want To See Things Evolve. The Direction The Monarchy Seems To Be Moving In - Towards A More Mainland-european Model - Is One I Would Feel Sympathetic About.

I'm Ensuring My Place In Heaven.