This highly focused anthology brings together several important strands of the vibrant alternative poetry produced in the UK since 1970. It includes work by 55 poets, among them Fred d'Aguilar, Ulli Freer, Wendy Mulford, Tom Raworth, Denise Riley and Alan Halsey, a critical introduction addressing such topics as the interaction of British and American poetic traditions; and brief biographical and bibliographical notes on each poet.