Monday 26 October 2015

Poetry plagiarism

Really rather good take on the whole poetry plagiarism issue by Channel 4 News here – Ira Lightman comes across really well, I think.

2 comments:

Poetry Pleases! said...

Dear Matt

I have long been saying that there is a serious plagiarism problem with contemporary poetry but because (despite publishing sixteen volumes) I am still an outsider poet, no one in the poetry establishment pays the slightest attention.

Best wishes from Simon R. Gladdish

Poetry Pleases! said...

Dear Matt

This sad story illustrates almost everything that is wrong with contemporary British poetry. The poetry industry; the creative writing courses and poetry workshops multiplying like bacteria; the pressure to publish even when you have nothing worth publishing and chronic political correctness all feature heavily in this farce. Philip Larkin must be revolving in his grave.

Best wishes from Simon