Andrew motion biography
Andrew Motion
English poet and writer (born 1952)
Sir Andrew Motion FRSL | |
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Motion reading poetry in 2009 | |
| In office 1 May 1999 – 1 May 2009 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Ted Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Carol Ann Duffy |
| Born | (1952-10-26) 26 October 1952 (age 72) London, England |
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| Children | 3 |
| Education | Radley College |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Poet |
Sir Andrew MotionFRSL (born 26 October 1952) is an English poet, novelist, and biographer, who was Poet Laureate from 1999 to 2009.
During the period of his laureateship, Motion founded the Poetry Archive, an online resource of poems and audio recordings of poets reading their own work. In 2012, he became President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, Andrew Motion | Biography, Books, Poetry, & Facts | Britannica SOXEM