[New-Poetry] Carol Ann Duffy gets the laurels

[Halvard Johnson]

Hey, I don't know nuthin' 'bout her poetry, but I'm delighted
that she's got the sense to demand her butt of sack up front.

Hal

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          --Marcel Duchamp

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On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:39 PM, David Bircumshaw <
david.bircumshaw at ntlworld.com> wrote:

> 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
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> David Bircumshaw
> Website: http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Hamilton" <
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> To: "NewPoetry: Contemporary Poetry News &amp;Views" <
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> Subject: Re: [New-Poetry] Carol Ann Duffy gets the laurels
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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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