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Laureate 'no job for a poet' says favourite Wendy Cope

Posted on 04/02/2009

The post of poet laureate is such a poisoned chalice it should be abolished, according to Wendy Cope who had been one of the favourites to take over the position from Andrew Motion when he steps down in May.

Cope has now ruled herself out of the job, claiming the pressure to write to order made good poets write bad poetry.

The 63-year-old, famous for her rhyming verses such as Being Boring and Lonely Hearts, said that....

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