The poet I liked best here was the Irish poet Dennis O’Driscoll.
I like this sentence in his biography as well: “He has worked as a civil servant since the age of 16.” And I will quote part of his poem “Life”:

"Life gives
 us something
 to live for:

we will do 
whatever it takes

to make it last. 
 Kill in just wars

for its survival.
 Wolf fast-food

during half-time breaks.
 Wash down

chemical cocktails,
 as prescribed.
"