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It takes as its start date the death of the great North-East poet \u003cb\u003eBasil Bunting\u003c\/b\u003e in l977, and collects together all poets who since that time have published at least two full collections of verse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the poets featured in these pages are: \u003cb\u003eTony Harrison, Sean O’Brien, W.N. Herbert, Linda France, Gillian Allnutt, Anne Stevenson, Alistair Elliot, Barry MacSweeney, Neil Astley,\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eKatrina Porteous\u003c\/b\u003e. As befits such a selection, the poetry covers an extensive range of styles and subject matters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome poets’ work is firmly rooted in the region, while others’ is political and wide-ranging. 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In the Third Circle, Lear is a council estate bully; Caedmon has been gender-reassigned and re-housed in a Newcastle tower block. Meanwhile Dante is sitting in the all-night launderette, contemplating the endless washing-cycles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDante in the Laundrette\u003c\/em\u003e is an early morning walk through hungover Northern streets, a vision of innocence and beauty framed by the gaze of the CCTV cameras and the drum ‘n’ bass soundtrack of rain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thank goodness that Sean Burn is keeping the alternative poetry scene alive and kicking.” \u003cbr\u003eDavid Caddy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSean Burn\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, performer, playwright, painter, film-maker and disability arts activist. 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