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(NEW TRENDS IN POETRY) - Coggle Diagram
NEW TRENDS IN POETRY
The Movement
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- 'Coming class' = empowered lower-middle class
- 'University Wits' = most of them were teachers of English
- Left-oriented consensus/apolitical
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Simple, clear, concrete language
The Liverpool poets
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'Pop Poets' = Adrian Henri, Roger McGough, Brian Patten
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Simple, direct, immediate language
Main themes = personal feelings, protests against establishment
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The Group
Ted Hughes = cruel, violent poetry to reveal his anger
1963 = A group Anthology, radical protest against the Movement poets who ignored the real contemporary problems
The Martians
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Craig Raine, Christopher Reid (his collection's title gave the name to the group)