Dante's vernacular remains an exciting language for poets to engage with because it still feels, linguistically, within our reach.

ECONOMIST: Dante's voice, after 700 years, still speaks to us directly

In 2004, Morrison described him as "one of the finest poets in the English language".

BBC: Tony Harrison to perform controversial poem V on Radio 4

Shelley had perhaps already sensed that public and poetic language were diverging when he called poets the world's unacknowledged legislators.

ECONOMIST: Encapsulating a century in verse

As poets, you all work wonders with the English language, arranging, rearranging words to tell stories and help paint pictures.

WHITEHOUSE: Poetry Student Workshop at the White House

The Order is an association of poets, writers, musicians, artists and individuals who have made a significant and distinguished contribution to Welsh language, literature, and culture.

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