Dear Jamie,
'that stuff' wasn't meant to be disdainful, just an informal register.
I think it is obvious why Faber excites ire, because of its historic
list and position of cultural significance, not least in bookshops. My
question was a serious one, who are the Faber poets that matter to
people who read Faber's recent books over the last ten to fifteen years?
Drew
ps. if anyone wants evidence of the brutal demolition and denigration of
Dylan Thomas, then check out David Holbrook's Llareggub revisted: Dylan
Thomas and the state of modern poetry.
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