The most immediate and forthright analysis of a poem I have seen at any poetry workshop occurred as I passed … More
Tag: New Generation Poets
Lifesaving Poems: Don Paterson’s ‘Heliographer’
W.H. Auden once said that writers should always be honest, even about their prejudices. So here is my confession: when … More
Iain Crichton-Smith’s ‘Poetry’
It was summer. I found myself on the top floor of the library, on the recommendation of a friend: … More
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