An interesting, varied and substantial biannual publication, The Manhattan Review has long been featuring exciting work by leading American, British and international poets alike, from John Burnside to D Nurkse , Pascale Petit to Les Murray , Ruth Fainlight to David Constantine , George Szirtes to Penelope Shuttle , and of course the late, great Peter Redgrove , who remained a regular contributor until his passing. But of special interest in the latest issue, as well as work by Tim Liardet , John Kinsella , Polish poet Julia Hartwig and a number of those listed above, is an important feature – something of a welcome, occasional aspect of the publication, taking stock of trends and developments in contemporary poetry across the globe – in this instance, ‘Seventeen Young British Poets’, edited and introduced by Todd Swift . As a successful editor – having put together Poetry Nation and 101 Poets Against the War , both of which featured a broad, eclectic sweep of established and e
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