Monday, May 25, 2009

Nation's Favourite Poets

There's a vote going on, it seems. Here are a list of ten currently writing British/Irish poets that I enjoy reading & re-reading. In no particular order:

1. Tom Raworth
2. Martin Corless-Smith
3. Iain Sinclair
4. John James
5. Lee Harwood
6. Out To Lunch (aka Ben Watson)
7. Tim Atkins
8. Sean Bonney
9. Maggie O'Sullivan
10. J.H. Prynne

and I could list another ten - but these are the names that pop into my head before I go downstairs and start cooking.

And how silly to nominate a 'favourite'. We've left the playground - or have we?

Thoughts, anyone?




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