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Poetry competition: An ode to Brexit
Steerpike 19 August 2019 15:43
‘Poetry makes nothing happen,’ a famous poet once said. But Mr S is still disappointed to hear that the nation’s official poet won’t…
What exactly is the point of the Oxford Professor of Poetry? And will Wole win it?
Dan Hitchens 2 June 2015 16:24
‘People are terribly interested in the election,’ said Christopher Ricks before his 2004 inaugural lecture as Oxford Professor of Poetry,…
Rod Liddle: my favourite books of the year
Rod Liddle 18 December 2014 15:32
I’ve been away in Oslo. Not the world’s most exciting destination, I have to say. And the locals really do…
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