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Originally Posted by Joe Crocker
Not, I think, forgotten. Still, indeed, loved. He was poet laureate until his death in 1984. Did you ever hear him read to the accompaniment of Jim Parker's arrangements. Definitely delightful. |
Yes, my comment was probably rather Ameri-centric, and therefore an overgeneralization...though it's staggering (to me) how many poetically-minded people I've mentioned Betjeman to have no idea who he is. Including at least one state poet laureate. Betjeman is one of my favorites, but he doesn't show up in a lot of anthologies here either.