I ought to warn you that my verse is of no interest to people who can think.

Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.

Topography is one of my chief themes in my poetry, about the country, the suburbs and the seaside. Then there comes love... and increasingly; the fear of death.

Hymn tunes are the nearest we've got to English folk music.

Norfolk would not be Norfolk without a church tower on the horizon or round a corner up a lane. We cannot spare a single Norfolk church. When a church has been pulled down the country seems empty or is like a necklace with a jewel missing.

History must not be written with bias, and both sides must be given, even if there is only one side.

Hymns are the poetry of the people.