Mark,
You say:
'In the US the proliferation of writing programs has created the expectation, not of wealth, but of a comfortable middle class work life and cossetted retirement for poets. It's difficult to see teaching in these programs as a sideline--it's become part of the job description of most poets. Britain appears to be headed in the same direction.'
We have this sort of thing already:
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/cprc/
Cheers,
Dave
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