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The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

He's no journalist... he's a poet

There is a superb reminiscence on the gentlemen.ranters.com website today by Colin Dunne. His contributions are always a joy to read, but I especially commend Which of you ****ing poets subbed this? It reveals how the acclaimed modernist poet, Basil Bunting, was discovered working as a down-table sub at the Newcastle Evening Chronicle. Don't miss it.

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