Richard Burton, A Strong Song Tows Us: The Life of Basil Bunting (InfiniteIdeas) £30

In Under Briggflatts, Donald Davie declared that Thom Gunn has a public, whereas Basil Bunting has a following.  That the former may no longer be guaranteed might have been confirmed with the recent news that August Kleinzahler has had to step in and buy the deceased Gunn’s library, because no-one else wanted to. But those … Continue reading Richard Burton, A Strong Song Tows Us: The Life of Basil Bunting (InfiniteIdeas) £30