Anna KahnDec 9, 2023

all the James Somerton plagiarism stuff is leading me to re-read this Kei Miller essay, the best piece of writing I know about plagiarism and also one of the best meditations I know on what it means to write about place https://underthesaltireflag.com/2015/05/15/plagiarism-in-poetry-looting-in-laventille-carelessness-in-the-caribbean/

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Plagiarism in Poetry; Looting in Laventille; Carelessness in the Caribbean

Cases of poetry plagiarism have been rocking the British poetry scene since 2013. The main detective of these crimes – the popularly dubbed ‘poetry sleuth’ is Dr Ira Lightman. His fans (I am one of…

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