Sir Andrew Motion FRSL (born 26 October 1952) 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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Date of birth | 26 October 1952
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Place of birth | London, England
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Andrew Motion is known for his role in the TV series The Real... (1998) as Self - Poet Lauriet.
He is also known for his role in the TV series The Sunday Programme (1994) as (poem) (2 episodes, 2002-2003).
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