This list of poets for hyping is so obviously a publicity gimmick that am sure no true poet (Keats or not) will be disappointed at not being on it.
You are right that some of the nuances probably can only be undestood by people who live in UK or at least understand it pretty well.
Personally, I'd be ashamed to be so establishment under the age of, say 80.
Dont they realise nearly all real poets only get famous when they've done all their work?
And that glitter has almost nothing to do with it?

But I enjoyed your comments, Todd.
bw
SallyE

Sophie Hannah is good, and Gwynneth Lewis. I've heard of a couple of the others. Good luck to them. I can't imagine anything worse than being on a poetry tour, Next Generation or not!

Expat poet and critic Todd Swift takes us through the reasoning and decision-making behind Britain's "Next Generation Poets".

(Read the original essay here)


Home