Not at all Peter. There have been quite a few conversations about Tonks
recently. A.B. Jackson is a great fan of Tonks (as am I) and she often pops
up in references on F.B. and other contexts. She's much more cherished
amongst poets than you think but these conversations aren't registered in
the wider world (like most of poetry isn't registered).
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From: "Peter Riley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 9:48 AM
Subject: Rosemary Tonks
> Rosemary Tonks has died, obituary by Neil Astley in yesterday's Guardian.
> No new revelations or hopes of public redress, but some interesting
> biography and family connections. There could be a thesis on C20 women
> who abandoned poetry in something like horror of its irresponsibility.
>
> I also get the feeling, perhaps wrongly, that nobody's much bothered.
> There was a flurry of excitement about RT in these circles some twenty
> years ago, but it took Neil Astley to follow up and attempt to do
> something.
>
> pr
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