Know your UK poetry?

How much do you know about the ins and outs of contemporary British poetry? Publishers, magazines, poets, titles and so on. Why not take this 25 question test to find out...

This test will separate the cognoscenti from the poetasters. See how much you know about the writers and their work. Best of luck, time to charge up your brain and answer some questions...

Created by: R Lumsden
  1. Which of these was mentioned in the title of Jean Sprackland's first book?
  2. Which of these recent Gregory winners is not from N Ireland?
  3. Which of these writers appeared on the cover of her first collection?
  4. Which of these small presses is based in Somerset?
  5. Which poet died in 2003 at the age of 86?
  6. What surname is shared by the experimental writers Ceri and Paul?
  7. Which Scottish poet wrote the children's book Our Cat Henry Comes to the Swings?
  8. Nathan Penlington, who runs ShortFuse, London's leading performance poetry night, is the nephew of which late poet?
  9. Tony Harrison's last collection of poems was called...?
  10. Which of these magazines has a male editor?
  11. Which poet's statue can be seen near the new Scottish Poetry Library?
  12. Which of these poets was featured in the New Gen promotion?
  13. John Stammers published a pamphlet full of rewrites of a famous poem by...?
  14. Which of these did not publish their first full collection with Bloodaxe?
  15. Which instrument did poet Roy Fisher mainly play in his time as a jazz musician?
  16. Who became the first National Poet of Wales in 2005?
  17. Which of these is not a pen name?
  18. Three of these Muldoonian rhyme pairings are real - which one have I made up?
  19. Which of these UK based poets is not American?
  20. Who did Maurice Riordan replace as poetry editor of Poetry London?
  21. Which of these has not published a book with a colour in the title?
  22. Which of these poets did not publish a pamphlet before their first collection?
  23. Which of these has been written about by both John James and Geoffrey Hill?
  24. Which poet has not published a novel?
  25. Where will you find Morden Tower, a famous venue for poetry readings?

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