For years I assumed he supported the avantgarde because of all the “weird” poetry he wrote. Maybe he could be seen as one of those “hybrids” mentioned in the other thread about avantgarde academic poetry. There must be many of these types of poets that can’t find a home in either the mainstream or the avantgarde.
Subject: Re: The Liverpool Poets
From: Tim Allen <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To:British & Irish poets <[log in to unmask]>
Date:Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:31:35 +0000
Also, I suppose every turn of the wheel is a missed opportunity. Evans wasn't and isn't the only one to reject the postmodern influence while not being mainstream in any way - the small-press scene in the 90's was full of them - remember that back then here in the UK the avant-garde were a very neglected and despised minority.
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