I wanted to reimagine the role, in a way that was respectful of its traditional responsibilities but made them part of a wider pattern of poetry about national incidents, events, preoccupations and to spend a great deal of time going to schools trying to demystify poetry. – Andrew Motion
As athletes, were used to reacting quickly. Here, its come, stop, come, stop. Theres a lot of downtime. Thats the toughest part of the day. – Michael Jordan
Canadians have been very generous toward Haiti after the earthquake and, thanks to you, our most vulnerable people have received food, drinkable water, shelter, medical care and education. For that, we are extremely grateful. – Laurent Lamothe