Living in History: Poetry in Britain, 1945–1979 deaf reaching a point where being

reaching a point where being hit has diminishing returns

It is a magnificent celebration of queerness through the ages in all its legendary glory

reclaiming queer love and desire as holy

It’s impossible to know who to trust or who is still human

this beloved island home

Living in History: Poetry in Britain, 1945–1979 deaf reaching a point where beingChallenging received ideas about the British Poetry Revival, Luke Roberts presents a new account of experimental poetry and literary activism. Drawing on a wide range of contexts and traditions, Living in History begins by examining the legacies of empire and exile in the work of Kamau Brathwaite, J. H. Prynne, and poets associated with the Communist Party and the African National Congress. It then focuses on the work of Linton Kwesi Johnson, Denise