Poetry Today: A Critical Guide to British Poetry 1960-1995

by Anthony Thwaite

This is the most authoritative and up to date survey of contemporary British poetry 1960-1995. It is the third version but second edition published by Longman of a successful survey that first appeared 30 years ago, and provides a succinct and accessible overview of British poets, movements and themes, ideal for English courses and the general reader alike.

Genres: Poetry

196 pages, Textbook Binding

First published April 24, 1996

About the author

Anthony Simon Thwaite, OBE, is an English poet and writer. He is married to the writer Ann Thwaite. He was awarded the OBE in 1992, for services to poetry. He was mainly brought up in Yorkshire and currently lives in Norfolk.
During World War II he stayed with relations in the United States. He was educated at Kingswood School, Bath (1944–49) and subsequently read English at Christ Church, Oxford.
He taught at Tokyo University from 1955 and 1957, and for a year in 1985. He has worked for BBC Radio, the New Statesman as literary editor, and from 1973 to 1985 as editor of Encounter with Melvin J. Lasky. He is one of the literary executors of Philip Larkin, and the major editor of Larkin's work.

Reviews

[Andreea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not entirely horrible for quick reference? The chapter on women poets is a complete fail of the 'look! I included 2 token women among the 436957755675607987679 male poets I survey, you can't say I'm sexist!' kind.