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| ⚫ | '''British poetry''' is the field of ] encompassing ] from anywhere in the British world (whether of the ], the ], or the ]). | ||
| So far as the term means anything, it refers to ] written by ] from the ], of which the ] (], ], ] and ]) is the largest part, but including the ] and the ]. | |||
| Types of poetry which might be considered British poetry include: | |||
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| The critic ] has written that "A trawl through anthologies of British or English verse quickly discovers the exclusion of women from the traditions of British poetry".<ref name="Pykett">{{cite book |last=Pykett|first=Lyn |date=1997 |editor-last1=Day|editor-first=John |editor-last2=Docherty |editor-first2=Brian |title=British Poetry from the 1950s to the 1990s: Politics and Art |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |page=238 |chapter=Women poets and "Women's poetry": Fleur Adcock, Gillian Clarke and Carol Rumens}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:02, 5 July 2023
Field of British literatureBritish poetry is the field of British literature encompassing poetry from anywhere in the British world (whether of the British Isles, the British Empire, or the United Kingdom).
Types of poetry which might be considered British poetry include:
- English poetry
- Irish poetry from Northern Ireland
- Scottish poetry (see Scottish literature)
- Welsh poetry
- Jèrriais poetry
- Guernésiais poetry
- Manx poetry
- Cornish poetry
The critic Lyn Pykett has written that "A trawl through anthologies of British or English verse quickly discovers the exclusion of women from the traditions of British poetry".
References
- Pykett, Lyn (1997). "Women poets and "Women's poetry": Fleur Adcock, Gillian Clarke and Carol Rumens". In Day, John; Docherty, Brian (eds.). British Poetry from the 1950s to the 1990s: Politics and Art. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 238.