Forgive the Language: Essays on Poets and Poetry

by Katy Evans-Bush

Happiness, typewriters and the ethics of plagiarism are just three of the subjects under the spotlight in this stimulating book of essays by prolific literary blogger Katy Evans-Bush.

Genres: Poetry

230 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2015

About the author

Katy Evans-Bush was born in New York City. At the age of nineteen she moved to London, where she now has three children and a no-pets clause. An editor in the not-for-profit sector, she writes essays and reviews as well as poetry, is a regular contributor to the Contemporary Poetry Review, and is the author of the literary blog Baroque in Hackney.

Reviews

[Tôpher Mills · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scintillatingly erudition mixed with a no nonsense, down to earth savvy. A wonderfully enjoyable collection of essays that is a real page turner. I couldn’t put this book down. It is especially good on poetry and poets, often coming from an unusual angle and full of common sense revelations. No writer/ poetry lover should be without this gobsmacking book.

[Chandrashekar Gangaraju · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading about poets and their messed up lives and a lot of terms in poetry. A wide and interesting range of articles.