I was born in Northern Ireland in 1951. I lived most of my life there until 1986 or 1987

It seems to me the structure of the Quartets is too imposed.

That's one of the great things about poetry; one realises that one does one's little turn - that you're just part of the great crop, as it were.

I do a lot of readings.

It's not as if I'm trying to write crossword puzzles to which one might find an answer at the back of the book or anything like that.

For whatever reason, people, including very well-educated people or people otherwise interested in reading, do not read poetry

I certainly am interested in accessibility, clarity, and immediacy.