[New-Poetry] Carol Ann Duffy gets the laurels

[David Bircumshaw]

>But if you think I'm bad, wait till the Birk chimes in on this.<

Not much to say, Rob. there's one Duffy poem, about the old BBC TV series 
Top of the Form, which I liked. She used to do a good slot on Radio 3 that 
gave air to a lot of poets. A long time ago.

How about Katrina Porteous?

best





David Bircumshaw
Website: http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk
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> Sorry, Jim, I *was a bit unsure as to who I was picking up on.
>
> But if you think I'm bad, wait till the Birk chimes in on this.
>
> (I was hesitant about getting involved here, as I find CAD's poetry so 
> dull that I can't pay enough attention to it to argue against it.)
>
>        ... but if you could nominate a Recent Dead Poet, my money would be 
> on Fanthorpe.
>
> Applying the 100 Years Rule, I suspect she'll be there.
>
> Robin
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