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{{Short description|Field of British literature}} |
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So far as the term means anything, it refers to [[poetry]] written by [[poets]] from the [[British Islands]], of which the [[United Kingdom]] ([[Scotland]], [[England]], [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]]) is the largest part, but including the [[Isle of Man]] and the [[Channel Islands]]. |
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Types of poetry which might be considered British poetry include: |
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It may include: |
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*[[English poetry]] |
*[[English poetry]] |
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*[[Irish poetry]] from Northern Ireland |
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*[[Scottish poetry]] (see ''[[Scottish literature]]'') |
*[[Scottish poetry]] (see ''[[Scottish literature]]'') |
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*[[Welsh poetry]] |
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*[[Cornish literature|Cornish]] poetry |
*[[Cornish literature|Cornish]] poetry |
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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".<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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{{Poetry of different cultures and languages}} |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 23:02, 5 July 2023
British 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".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.