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Poem of the week: CLM by John Masefield

The poet’s abiding grief for a mother he lost aged six arrives at large-hearted thoughts about women in general

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Backstairs Billy; The Box of Delights; Brenda’s Got a Baby – review

The puns ricochet between Penelope Wilton and Luke Evans in a frisky royal tale of mistress and servant; merriment dispels mystery at the RSC; and a pregnancy drama that delivers in parts

The Guardian - UK

The Box of Delights review – the RSC makes merry with Masefield’s fantasy

This is a well-crafted, brilliantly acted version of John Masefield’s classic novel about an orphan who travels through time

The Guardian - UK

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RSC to put on work by poet who wrote Stratford theatre’s first words

John Masefield wrote poem for 1932 opening of Shakespeare Memorial theatre, which is now staging The Box of Delights

The Guardian - UK

‘Lightweight’ Betjeman was initially overlooked for poet laureate

Newly released government files reveal bitter in-fighting over the prestigious literary appointment

Evening Standard

No 10 dismissed ‘songster of tennis lawns’ Sir John Betjeman as poet laureate

Newly-released government files reveal bitter in-fighting over prestigious literary appointment

The Independent UK

No 10 turned down poets John Betjeman, Philip Larkin and Robert Graves for laureate job

Newly released government files reveal bitter in-fighting over the prestigious literary appointment

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‘Lightweight’ Betjeman overlooked for poet laureate

Newly-released government files reveal bitter in-fighting over the prestigious literary appointment.

The Independent UK

Second Mersey Wetherspoon pub closes its doors

The John Masefield served its last pint at the weekend

Liverpool Echo

Five men and one woman who took on impossible job – of poet laureate

Several of the poets appointed by, or inherited by the Queen, had to deal with public mockery. No wonder Philip Larkin turned down the role

The Guardian - UK

The Tarnished Legacy of Duncan Campbell Scott

How educators are teaching the poetry of the man who oversaw residential schools

The Walrus

UK town's scandalous secret which led to the destruction of lost village

Hallsands, in Plymouth, was destroyed more than 100 years ago after the storm triggered a terrifying high tide overwhelming the village in South Devon - with most of its houses lost to the sea

Daily Mirror

The 21 sculptures hidden in plain sight that form a trail around Cardiff Bay

The trail brings to life a famous poem celebrating great ports such as Cardiff's Docks

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