Andrew Duncan (poet)
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Andrew Duncan is a British poet, critic
, and editor
. The author of at least seven books of poetry, including Anxiety Before Entering a Room Selected Poems 1977–99 (Salt Publishing
, 2001). His work as a literary and cultural critic is most recently on display in The Failure of Conservatism in Modern British Poetry (Salt Publishing, 2003).
Andrew Duncan studied as a mediaevalist and started his writing career in punk
"fanzine
s". He has been publishing poetry since the late 1970s, serving as the editor of the magazine Angel Exhaust
. Duncan worked as a labourer (in England and Germany) after leaving school, and subsequently as a project planner with a telecomms manufacturer (1978–87), and as a programmer for the Stock Exchange (1988–91).
He also publishes a website called pinko.org in which he aims to "to verbalize knowledge which a lot of people on the [underground poetry] scene share – not really to uncover completely new information".
Critic
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, and editor
Editing
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. The author of at least seven books of poetry, including Anxiety Before Entering a Room Selected Poems 1977–99 (Salt Publishing
Salt Publishing
Salt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched Salt Magazine in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry and poetics...
, 2001). His work as a literary and cultural critic is most recently on display in The Failure of Conservatism in Modern British Poetry (Salt Publishing, 2003).
Andrew Duncan studied as a mediaevalist and started his writing career in punk
Punk subculture
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"fanzine
Fanzine
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s". He has been publishing poetry since the late 1970s, serving as the editor of the magazine Angel Exhaust
Angel Exhaust
Angel Exhaust is a British poetry magazine founded by Steve Pereira and Adrian Clarke in the late 1970s. Andrew Duncan took over as editor in 1992, and by 1993 it was one of the first poetry magazines to appear regularly on the internet.-Editors:...
. Duncan worked as a labourer (in England and Germany) after leaving school, and subsequently as a project planner with a telecomms manufacturer (1978–87), and as a programmer for the Stock Exchange (1988–91).
He also publishes a website called pinko.org in which he aims to "to verbalize knowledge which a lot of people on the [underground poetry] scene share – not really to uncover completely new information".