English "poet, broadcaster, and writer on architecture".
"He was the English Poet Laureate, 1972-1984; nostalgic and wary of change, he preferred the countryside to the city, and was impassioned in his abhorrence of modern architecture."
People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors."
"And now, dear Lord, I cannot wait Because I have a luncheon date."
"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."
I know what I wanted to ask you; Is trifle sufficient for sweet?
Now if the harvest is over And the world cold Give me the bonus of laughter As I lose hold.
