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> Riley's writing is 'authentic' - this will rile somebody Interesting descriptor, do you mean politically? I like her poems too, but the term always confuses me. It isn't vacuous, but maybe vague. Luke On 10 May 2018 at 16:50, Tim Allen < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Interesting Michael. Sorry but I only just got to read it. With regard to > Denise Riley I agree that her writing displays a more typical (positive > sense typical) likeness to mainstream poetry than non-mainstream. Many of > my friends have noticed it too. The difference for me is that Riley's > writing is 'authentic' - this will rile somebody. > > Cheers > > Tim > > On 3 May 2018, at 13:25, [log in to unmask] wrote: > > > http://michaelpeverett.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/the-verb.html > > > > > > A follow-up, still very much a speculative draft, to last summer's piece > about the word "I'd" . > > > > It takes in some of the subsequent discussion here: Jamie McK gets a > namecheck. > > > > > > Michael >