Some of the greatest English poets ... a new laureate was needed, following Betjeman's death. There is no discussion of merit in the file. Mrs Thatcher's officials put together a list of names ...

The position of poet laureate has been called the highest literary honour in the UK with the government of ... “The outstanding names in this list are WH Auden and Robert Graves.

Below is a list of all the poets who were turned down for the poet laureate. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, playwright, and critic Wystan Hugh Auden was one of the favoured candidates for the slot. He ...

Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Rossetti and Zephaniah have all followed. Now, Poet Laureate and Yorkshireman Simon Armitage has determined that the discipline of verse composition should have a proper p ...

Sir John Betjeman, one of the best-loved British poets of the 20th century, was initially overlooked as poet laureate because ... that he could return to the UK and reclaim his British nationality ...

Some people sail through their appointment as poet laureate with little to write about. Not so Simon Armitage, whose first five years as UK poet laureate have been remarkably busy. The 61-year-old ...

Sir John Betjeman, one of the best-loved British poets of the 20th century, was initially overlooked as poet laureate because ... that he could return to the UK and reclaim his British nationality ...