Martin, you might want to rethink the "Miniver" allusion. I get the impression that even very well-known American poets are barely read in the UK. You are probably safer keeping your allusions to British poets for competitions of this sort. (I hasten to add that Americans are just as likely to be unfamiliar with major recent poets outside America, though we get exposed to major earlier British writers through our literature courses through high school (and in some college courses).
Susan
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