Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life.
John BetjemanLudlow....is probably the loveliest town in England with its hill of Georgian houses ascending from the river Teme to the great tower of the cross-shaped church, rising behind a classic market building.
John BetjemanPeople's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.
John Betjeman