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Yes, it was very funny the interviewer couldn't shut him up. He was ripping into Murray Lachlan Young (is that right?) the so-called I million pound poet for prostituting himself on TV in a virgin atlantic ad - oh and also for not being a good poet - or even a poet at all. I think he is jealous of MLY's instant stardom and creepy hairdo. Against this a 'very nice & sane' sounding character from the poetry society was set up to be Mr reasonable saying that MLY was probably increasing the audience for poetry by bringing in new readers (as Pam Ayres did in the past remember Pam Ayres?) It's the dishy butler actually who brings in the fans. Anyway Horovitz quoted some Byron age 26 and compared with MLY age 28. (Of course the comparison is mostly to do with MLY's 'image' Apparently the big advance is a hype. Surprise! It was funny when Horovitz went on and on at that point quoting MLY -- it would have been better if they had set up a flyting really at some poetry slum or slam. Horovitz got some airtime out of it. He does keep on keeping on. I wonder if Wendy Cope has met this young byronic crooner now there would be a match! TL Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 10:37:22 -0800 Reply-to: [log in to unmask] Organization: National Art Library --- http://www.nal.vam.ac.uk Subject: today From: Elizabeth James <[log in to unmask]> To: british poets <[log in to unmask]> A colleague has just given me an incomplete account of Michael Horowitz running amok on the Today programme this morning. Anyone hear it? elizabeth p.s. pace Lawrence earlier on this week's SubVoicive, I've amended my donor card to the effect that all my superlatives shall go to cris & Sianed. -- Elizabeth James National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, London SW7 2RL +44 (0)171 938 8460; fax +44 (0)171 938 8461 "to catalogue is not merely to ascertain ... but also to appropriate" (R. Barthes) ___________________________ Dr Tony Lopez Reader in Poetry University of Plymouth Faculty of Arts & Education Douglas Avenue Exmouth EX8 2AT UK tel: 1395 255418 fax: 1395 264196 ______________________ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%