No good English poets

[Magpie]

Really?  Are you just trying to stir the pot to see what comes out?  Otherwise, can anyone have so much hubris as to dismiss all English poets after Shakespeare?

It's good to stir the pot sometimes though. This site used to be full of discussions going back and forth like this.

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Tennyson was the best of the craftsmen, but a thoroughgoing racist and his poetry falls short as a consequence. Was Hitler a fine artist?

This is a whole other question for another thread. Does someone's character and misdemeanours detract from their work as an artist?