Love your haters - they're your biggest fans
And wonder, dread and war have lingered in that land where loss and love in turn have held the upper hand.
As far as I can tell, there are two kinds of poets: those who want to tell stories and sing songs, and those who want to work out the chemical equation for language and pass on their experiments as poetry.
You’re beautiful because when you were born, undiscovered planets lined up to peep over the rim of your cradle and lay gifts of gravity and light at your miniature feet
The ordinary can be absolutely miraculous.
It’s never going to be very mainstream. One reason is that poetry requires concentration, both on the part of the writer and the reader. But it’s kind of unkillable, poetry. It’s our most ancient artform and I think it’s more relevant today than ever, because it’s one person saying what they really believe.
If you were going to choose a way of making your way in this world and a place to start from, you might not choose poetry and you might not choose Huddersfield.
Cracks make caves collapse.
Money isn't always going to make it happen. It's important to be around people that have the right kind of attitude, being happy about what you're doing.
People who fall in love with books never really stop falling.
I feel grateful because I have a lot of love in my life. I found the person I'm sharing my life with. I have a good man.