That looks interesting, Geraldine. Here's a link to info on it:
http://www.shearsman.com/ws-shop/category/1108-monk-geraldine/product/4087-geraldine-monk-cusp-recollections-of-poetry-in-transition
Also a PDF sample:
http://www.shearsman.com/ws-public/uploads/223_geraldine_monk_cusp_recollections%20of_poetry_in_transition.pdf
----------------Geralidine Monk wrote------------------------------
And of course David if you really want to know what happened you can buy a
copy of Cusp : Recollections of Poetry in Transition, published by
Shearsman. A collection of essays (or a collective autobiography as I call
it) of what happened before a bunch of college boys tried to rewrite the
history of British poetry to their own advantage. If you believe your
statement below then they have done a brilliant job at this.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Lace" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: Race and Poetry and Poetics in the UK (Feb. 27, 2016)
This is news to me, Geraldine. I thought the British avant garde were
predominantly middle class university graduates, doctoral students and Eng
Lit lecturers. At least the "gatekeepers" are.
Glad to know things have changed.
----------------Geralidine Monk wrote------------------------------
"The British avant garde was and is just a bunch of poetic loonies who for
the most part are ignored - we would love to have people of other races join
in. Join us now. Please do. No application form to fill in just write
some really crazy poetry. Does it need to be more complex than that? All are
welcome. No one has ever been barred."
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