![]() ![]() He has been Chairman of the Arts Council of England's Literature Panel since 1996.Īn acclaimed poet (and champion of poetry), critic, biographer and lecturer, Andrew Motion became Poet Laureate in 1999, succeeding Ted Hughes and preceding Carol Ann Duffy, He was awarded the Newdigate Prize at Oxford for his poem 'Inland', included in his first collection of poems, The Pleasure Steamers, published in 1977. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He succeeded Malcolm Bradbury as Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia and was Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London before moving to Johns Hopkins University in America. ![]() He was editor of Poetry Review (1981-83) and was Poetry Editor and Editorial Director at London publishers Chatto & Windus (1983-89). He taught English at the University of Hull (1976-81) where he met the poet Philip Larkin. Professor Andrew Motion was born in London on 26 October 1952, and read English at University College, Oxford. ![]()
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