Andrew Duncan would make sense, though I haven't come on Ken McLeod as a poet. But he might have written about him elsewhere, and a lot of Andrew Duncan's stuff is online. I might try and track it down. Or maybe -- are you listening, dave? -- the Birk would know. Thanks for the heads-up, whatever. I think you really would enjoy his first three books. After that, he's a bit up-and-down, though more often up than down. Best, Robin > On 17 October 2016 at 01:08 Kent Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Robin, no, it's not online. I'll see if I can dig up the issue > particulars. It was one of a series of four essays on British poetry that > appeared in consecutive issues of the journal. > > It's the critic Andrew Duncan who discusses him there--I quote Duncan. I > believe I have the right McLeod, anyway! > > > > > >>> Robin Hamilton <[log in to unmask]> 10/16/16 6:58 PM >>> > > > > > > > Ken McLeod, by the way, makes brief appearance in a quirky essay I > > had in the Chicago Review some years back re: British poetry. > > > > Kent > > > > > > > > > > Do you have a link to the Chicago Review piece, Kent? I'd be really > interested to see what you have to say about him. Most of the Glasgow stuff I > can get, though the ten year gap, short as it is, sometimes threw me. Things > had changed ... But I suspect I miss out on some of the political > references. > > Best, > > Robin >