My mother was my father's secretary before they were married, and she was the company secretary after they were married, so she was involved in his business. She had very flexible hours, obviously, since her husband was the boss. We went to boarding school when we very young, but if it was half-term or something she could take time off. One of the most exciting things that's happened in poetry in the last 20 or 30 years is all this new poetry for children. I mean, it isn't all good, but some of it's wonderful.
People are so snooty about children's literature.
I don't think it's given enough recognition. In fact, this amazing flowering of poetry for children is something really important. Yes, it has. And it's a sadness, but not an overwhelming one. I'm quoting Larkin there.