num_pages: 276
description: Poetry Wars describes the battle at the National Poetry Society during the 1970s between radicals and conservatives, which had lasting effects on British poetry. Myths and anecdotes about these events have long been circulated, but this is the first detailed account of what happened, based on archival sources, and told by a writer who knew many of those involved.
language: English
title: Poetry Wars
titlecomplete: Poetry Wars (Salt Studies in Contemporary Poetry S)
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Salt Publishing