But Wordsworth is the poet I admire above all others.

But Wordsworth is the poet I admire above all others.

I am writing more than I have ever done. My life has come back to me in the most extraordinary way.

I don't want my poems to be sentimental, though I do acknowledge that sentiment is probably rather under-reported in a lot of people's feelings a lot of the time.

I get up at 5.30am, sluice myself and have two Weetabix and some mint tea, before starting to write by 6am.

In a fragile environment, we need to be aware of ourselves as members of a uniquely powerful species living among other species who are quite as interesting as we are but vulnerable to us because we are cleverer in more destructive ways.

I write between 5.30am and 9.00. That way, I hope I carry over something from my dream time.