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Letter: Lee Harwood was a very fine poet and a very good man Letter: Lee Harwood was a very fine poet and a very good man
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I worked very closely with Lee Harwood when he and I were elected chair and treasurer of the Poetry Society in 1976-77, a time of great upheaval and bitter disputes. We were each active in the Labour party and so had some political experience.I worked very closely with Lee Harwood when he and I were elected chair and treasurer of the Poetry Society in 1976-77, a time of great upheaval and bitter disputes. We were each active in the Labour party and so had some political experience.
Quiet, thoughtful and modest, Lee had thought through the issues being discussed before speaking. This could not be said of a group of “radicals” given to shouting abuse at or about Arts Council representatives. Finding us not radical enough, they resigned en masse. Quiet, thoughtful and modest, Lee had considered the issues being discussed before speaking. This could not be said of a group of “radicals” given to shouting abuse at or about Arts Council representatives. Finding us not radical enough, they resigned en masse.
I still have the LP called Landscapes of Lee reading his work. It brings back vivid memories of a very fine poet and a very good man.I still have the LP called Landscapes of Lee reading his work. It brings back vivid memories of a very fine poet and a very good man.