"This selection utterly ignores both the strong feminist strain of Canadian
poetry and the various strands of experimentation to be found here. It's
valid, but far too limited..."
Thanks Douglas for all the extra info. Your comment above doesn't surprise
me as Poetry Wales is not well-known for its interest in
experimentation/innovative poetries or whatever one chooses to call it. I
can never detect whether this is merely timidity or definite bias. In fact,
the same issue contains me reviewing a new anthology of 'new poetry from
Wales' and making exactly your point. Anyway, I shall now go away and read
the Canadian poets in the light of the contexts you've provided.
Cheers
David
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