I hadn't seen her response poem before, thank you for posting this. I see the banning preceded her appointment as Poet Laureate :) Judy Evans, Cardiff, Wales --- On Mon, 1/8/11, Ursula Stange <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Ursula Stange <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [lit-ideas] Hands off poetry! | Manifesto Club To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, 1 August, 2011, 19:24 This is an older issue, but I hadn't come across Duffy's response poem before. One of my students drew my attention to it. http://www.manifestoclub.com/handsoffpoetry