John Burnside: It seems to me that poetry is a defence of care over the language, its richness, its subtleties, its possibilities. If we keep reading poetry and so educating ourselves in metaphor, we can see through and scoff at the deceptive myths peddled by certain politicians and salespeople, say, or the greenwashing of major corporations - and we can remind ourselves that a bad narrative is as much a lie as a bad narrative. Couldnt put it better ourselves: which is why this quote - from an interview with shortlisted poet Burnside - is in the books preface. He will be at Southbank on September 30th, next to Paxman. southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/the-forward-prizes-for-poetry-85068
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:25:41 +0000
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