Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely.
From Carol Ann Duffy
It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal.
When you have a child, your previous life seems like someone else's. It's like living in a house and suddenly finding a room you didn't know was there, full of treasure and light.
Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have.
I write in that space between Ella's childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister.
Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.
Christmas is taken very seriously in this household. I believe in Father Christmas, and there's no way I'd do anything to undermine that belief.
Poetry and prayer are very similar.
My prose is turgid, it just hasn't got any energy.
I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety.
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