"While also, importantly, not wanting to dumb it down or pretend the days of 'difficult' poetry are over, because we live in a pluralist culture and there's room for 'difficult' poetry alongside rap and everything else. And poetry won't be for everyone, but everyone should have the choice."

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This quotation examines the core nature of Choice as articulated by Andrew Motion. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Choice provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

About Andrew Motion

Sir Andrew Motion is an English poet, novelist, and biographer, who was Poet Laureate from 1999 to 2009. During the period of his laureateship, Motion founded the Poetry Archive, an online resource of poems and audio recordings of poets reading their own work. In 2012, he became President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, taking over from Bill Bryson.

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