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[hugmonkey]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3008210.stm

oh my fucking god. how can this talentless cock be our country's laureate? holy shit. I just can't believe how fucking BAD that is. I hope he's not trying.

Comments

[cptngreyhound]

was the 'b side' supposed to be his serious work?

"Mr Motion said the form of the poem with its A and B sides was inspired by vinyl LPs and 45s."

*slaps forehead*

Re:

[hugmonkey]

... *is lost for words*

do I *want* to be a poet in this country?

[revraven]

simple answer, pull a wordsworth/colleridge elitist commune type thing and watch as chaos enfolds...

[jasonandreas]

The "B Side" was much better than the "A Side" - but still utter mince.

[bagpussgirl]

Better stand back
Here's an age attack,
But the second in line
Is dealing with it fine.

i demand death. and the `b-side` jsut sounds like a cheesy birthday card with a watercolour of some flowers on the front.

Re:

[hugmonkey]

he deserves death. although frances says his non-sycophantic stuff is ok, so maybe just mild abdominal pain. we could make him go down in history as "the gassy laureate"

[probe]

The whole point was that it was supposed to be quirky and a little different, it is a good idea if a little cheezy. It's not so bad, peoms are usualy so inaccsable, you can't winge at him for trying something different.

[marnarama]

forgive my ignorance but what's a laureate?