Person    | Male  Born 26/10/1952 

Andrew Motion

Categories: Poetry

Poet Laureate. Born London.

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John Betjeman statue

Bronze. Unveiled by Betjeman's daughter Candida Lycett-Green and Poet Laureat...

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Keats statue at Guy's Hospital

Unveiled by Andrew Motion, author of a Keats biography. The quotation comes ...

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