When I Was Asked To Be Writer

But I Hang On To Books. I Love Them. I Even Think They're Very Nice Decor In A Room - Far Better Than Paintings... That's Not Quite True!

It's Like Breathing In And Out To Me. It's Like Having A Conversation With Someone Who Isn't There. Because It Has To Be Addressed To Somebody - Not A Particular Person, Or Very Rarely.

I Used To Fish The Border Rivers, But Nowadays You Have To Queue Up For A Shot And I Can't Stand That.

When I Was Asked To Be Writer In Residence At Edinburgh I Thought, You Can't Teach Poetry. This Is Ridiculous.

Anybody Who Writes Doesn't Like To Be Misunderstood.