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- ↑ "Next Generation Poets 2014 - Poetry Book Society". 2014-12-05. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ↑ Flood, Alison (2014-09-10). "'Next Generation' of 20 hotly-tipped poets announced by Poetry Book Society". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ↑ Sarah Shaffi, "Twenty 'Next Generation Poets' of the decade named", The Bookseller, 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "UK Next Generation Poets: International Showcase", British Council, 2015–2016.
