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I was optimistic about this anthology of poetry - a selection compiled/chosen by a couple of poets I quite like... but I was disappointed.

the anthology was very white Anglo-European/North American male poet dominated. it felt abit like they chose poems considered 'classics', with a purpose, rather than a more interesting and wide ranging selection.
the collection contains a few poems translated into English from Irish, Welsh, Swedish, (as far as I read), but still feels very limited.
it also contains some poems that are pretty problematic wrt stereotypes and racism - these could easily have been omitted.

a disappointment.


abandoned 28% read.

accessed as an RNIB audiobook read by Peter Goss.