British Poetry from the 1950s to the 1990s : Politics and Art

This collection looks at the developments in British poetry from the Movement until the present.

The introduction not only provides a context for these changes but also argues that poetry criticism has been debilitated by the quest for political respectability, a trend which can only be reversed by reconsidering the idea of tradition.

The essays themselves focus on general themes or individual authors.

Written in a clear and informed manner, they provoke the reader into a fresh awareness of the nature of poetry and its relation to society.