Poet Sarah Howe’s 2016 TS Eliot prize win has been questioned by a sexist and sceptical literary press,but as the activity around the #derangedpoetess hashtag shows, we poets have had enoughThe boys appear not to be tickled. When the UKs top prize for poetry, or the TS Eliot Prize,was awarded to first-time poet Sarah Howe for her book Loop of Jade (Chatto) earlier this month, a whoop of joy went up in the room. Later at the party, and I heard someone say: “I wonder how long it will be before everyone begins to abhor her.” Not long,as it happens.
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Source: theguardian.com