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A Peopled Landscape
1.  A Peopled Landscape by Charles Tomlinson
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  "Understated and undervalued - a man who deserves more attention. The west country modernist, exploring themes of place and space with an understated love of our environment."
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Subhuman Redneck Poems
2.  Subhuman Redneck Poems by Les A. Murray
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  "A true master of words, this collection has a fantastic poem about his dying dad which for me sums up so much about being human."
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Mercian Hymns
3.  Mercian Hymns by Geoffrey Hill
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  "English history and the beauty of a child's imagination all in one book."
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Elegies
4.  Elegies by Douglas Dunn
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  "From a bittersweet journey through the death of his wife to a coming to terms with the future."
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All Day Permanent Red: War Music Continued
5.  All Day Permanent Red: War Music Continued by Christopher Logue
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  "Drama, epic storytelling and great use of language."
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A Wild Peculiar Joy: The Selected Poems
6.  A Wild Peculiar Joy: The Selected Poems by Irving Layton
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  "He gave Canadian poetry a world voice - funny, arrogant and brilliant."
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Beyond Remembering: The Collected Poems of Al Purdy
7.  Beyond Remembering: The Collected Poems of Al Purdy by Al Purdy
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  "A world beater who should be better known outside Canada. If you've been to Canada you can't be anything but deeply moved by The Country North of Belleville"
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Collected Poems
8.  Collected Poems by Frances Horovitz
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  "Understated, meditative and beautiful.  I saw her reading once in the early 1980's on the same bill as "Atilla the Stockbroker" - made for an odd night I will never forget."
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Collected Poems of Ted Hughes
9.  Collected Poems of Ted Hughes by Ted Hughes
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  "Worth it for the power and beauty of the early work, and "The Birthday Letters""
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North
10.  North by Seamus Heaney
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  "Still his best I think.  Doesn't get much better , a true masterpiece."
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