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...literature, particularly has politicised the art form and produced crisis of integrity.

Integrity in poetry is vital to all people who maintain an interest in the reading or writing of poems. It maintains our trust in poets and allows their poems the possibility of transforming our lives, no matter how large or small a transformation that may be. All poets, and poetry in general, are brought into disrepute if there is any question of the authenticity or integrity of a poet and their poems, particularly one of some renown who has received public accolades and public funds.

In my opinion, there is really only one basic ground rule left in poetry, and that is that poets are expected to write their own poems. If a poet uses a line from somewhere else then it should be put in quotation marks and the source, publication and date acknowledged at the end of the poem. As far as I know this is the accepted practice. Emma Lew...

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