This Reader's Guide provides a timely critical overview that allows readers to orient themselves authoritatively in the rapidly-evolving field of contemporary British poetry. Focusing on key themes and issues, and a wide range of poets, the Guide captures the intersection between the historical and cultural contexts of critical debate today.
Introduction
1. Anthologies and Canon Formation
2. Approaches to Contemporary British Poetry
3. Postcolonialism
4. Gender, Sexuality and Class
5. Experiment and Language
6. New Environments
Conclusion: Criticism Today
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
