25/02/2009
“ …his tribute to the Queen Mum on her centenary (“the balconies, the open wave/ And smile, the hats, the hats, the hats”) and the Queen’s diamond wedding (“Love found a voice and spoke two names aloud –/ Two private names, though breezed through public air”) have a genteel simpering tone that suggests something composed “by a lady” for the parish mag. „
Poet Laureate: does poetry need one? - Telegraph
Oh, Andrew. That said, I think we should still have one because there is something quite sweetly anachronistic (as opposed to just plan anachronistic, like the Royal Family) about having a dedicated national poet in the age of Twitter.
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