tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post6237962514793209811..comments2023-10-27T07:29:26.285+00:00Comments on Polyolbion: Lee HarwoodMatt Merritthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12371656447328595720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post-73216383730362755032009-09-07T13:29:12.861+00:002009-09-07T13:29:12.861+00:00Yes, me too, Alan, I'd never come across that ...Yes, me too, Alan, I'd never come across that before.Matt Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371656447328595720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post-83732262343903548412009-09-07T13:03:52.428+00:002009-09-07T13:03:52.428+00:00I agree with you about the book of interviews - re...I agree with you about the book of interviews - reading that alongside the poems in the Collected has been a real pleasure. What you say about Harwood's attitude to the mainstream/innovative split is interesting. I think it arises partly out of his personality - he's too courteous to start running people down in public -but also, I think he's not a fan of the more severe "innovative" writings, whereas he is a fan of, for example, Anne Stevenson, who wouldn't normally be thought of as avant-garde. The connection with FT Prince, revealed in the interviews, was a surprise to me.Alan Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600883215748277587noreply@blogger.com