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Article: Why General Pinochet's a better bet than Jeremy Clarkson He'd be the first Poet Laureate to have written about specs; this would appeal to the Queen
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 1, 1998
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THE SPECULATION over the identity of the Poet Laureate has not
exactly hotted up, but it has at least passed into that stage which
is more interesting to every warm-blooded Britisher - the betting
stage; and odds are now being offered on virtually every conceivable
candidate. As I am a bit short of readies in the run-up to
Christmas, I am going to start a book on the leading candidates, and
I invite you all to send huge wagers to me.
The main runners, with a brief description of each one's history
and likely appeal, are as follows...
5/1
Benjamin Zephaniah: Traditional Anglo-Rasta-style rant-dub-poet,
whose live appearances are always exciting. Poet Laureates, of
course, do not make live ...