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I had a gifted promoter (old) friend involved with her. Cool guy. Luke On 20 January 2018 at 18:10, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > gosh I had better keep quiet about being bowled over by a Kate Tempest > performance !!!!! > > On 20/01/2018 16:42, Paul Green wrote: > > Yes indeed. I thought this was apposite, too. > > > 'The middle-aged, middle-class reviewing sector is terrified of being > seen to disparage the output of young, self-styled ‘working-class’ artists. > In fact, it is terrified of being seen to criticise the output of anyone it > imagines is speaking on behalf of a group traditionally under-represented > in the arts. Time and time again, the arts media subordinates the work – in > many cases excellent and original work – in favour of focusing on its > creator. Technical and intellectual accomplishments are as nothing compared > with the ‘achievement’ of being considered representative of a group > identity that the establishment can fetishise.’ > > > 75 Edmund Road > <https://maps.google.com/?q=75+Edmund+Road%0D+Hastings+%0D+East+Sussex+%0D+TN35+5LE&entry=gmail&source=g> > Hastings > <https://maps.google.com/?q=75+Edmund+Road%0D+Hastings+%0D+East+Sussex+%0D+TN35+5LE&entry=gmail&source=g> > East Sussex > <https://maps.google.com/?q=75+Edmund+Road%0D+Hastings+%0D+East+Sussex+%0D+TN35+5LE&entry=gmail&source=g> > TN35 5LE > <https://maps.google.com/?q=75+Edmund+Road%0D+Hastings+%0D+East+Sussex+%0D+TN35+5LE&entry=gmail&source=g> > 01424 436396 > 07542 068 877 > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > On 20 Jan 2018, at 16:21, Tony Frazer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Oh, Rebecca Watts hits many nails here, bang on their heads…. > > Tony > > > > On 20 Jan 2018, at 16:00, Tim Allen <0000002899e7d020-dmarc- > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Yes it was Peter but thanks for the link Tony - just read it through > quickly and it is very good. How about this... > > "If, on the other hand, these cultural commentators do know that poetry > is an art form, why are they lying? One explanation is that they are > pandering to a strain of inverse snobbery that considers talent to be > undemocratic. In acting thus, they are playing a part in the > establishment’s muddle-headed conspiracy to ‘democratise’ poetry." > > Something I've said time and time again over the past 20 years - but yes, > perhaps it's coming to a head now. > > But heres' a thing - I would not have written or published such an article > because I know, being who I am, old white male, that if I had the > accusations and attacks would come piling in as they do when any of us dare > to say anything negative about Kate Tempest, let alone Holly McNish and > Rupi Kaur. Apart from being called misogynist they'd also probably throw > racist into the mix. The fact that what the article is about has got > absolutely nothing to do with gender or race would be turned on its head. > So thank heaven its been written by a woman. > > Going to go back and read it again now. > > So thanks. > > Cheers > > Tim > > On 20 Jan 2018, at 15:30, Tony Frazer wrote: > > Someone — was it Peter Riley? — mentioned this article. It’s not behind a > pay-wall, like most of PN Review, so take a look. > > http://www.pnreview.co.uk/cgi-bin/scribe?item_id=10090 > > > > > >