English Poets 2012

Consuelano · 01-04-2012 6:48pm #1

Who do you think will come up?

ChemHickey · 01-04-2012 6:59pm

The only reason I think Frost is because no-one else envisages that he will come up!! :L It's only logical!

Togepi · 01-04-2012 7:10pm

I haven't really got a clue since they can put anyone on, but I picked Rich, (fingers crossed!) Larkin, Kinsella and Heaney. I really hope Plath isn't on, I'd hate to have to answer on her 'cause all of the answers on her would be really good and mine would be terrible in comparison!

rkeano5 · 01-04-2012 7:16pm

I'm pretty sure, envision is not a verb.. Envisage would be correct

Consuelano · 01-04-2012 7:33pm

rkeano5 wrote: »

I'm pretty sure, envision is not a verb.. Envisage would be correct

You are wrong. 'Envision' is a transitive verb.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/envision

Namlub · 01-04-2012 9:30pm

Adrienne Rich died so she's definitely gonna come up now

Derp.

Whatsisname · 01-04-2012 9:49pm

Namlub wrote: »

Adrienne Rich died so she's definitely gonna come up now

Derp.

Papers have been printed off a long time before her death, so I've been told..

Namlub · 01-04-2012 9:51pm

Whatsisname wrote: »

Papers have been printed off a long time before her death, so I've been told..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xECUrlnXCqk

Togepi · 01-04-2012 10:48pm

Ah brilliant, the three I'm not doing are the most likely ones to come up. :rolleyes: I knew that anyway, but still! :P And then the next most likely is my last choice to write on. This year's paper will be so fun... :pac:

Indigoat · 02-04-2012 4:00pm

The 'certainties' (and that's keeping in mind Boland-gate of '10) are Plath and Heaney. I'd wager Larkin and Kinsella as well just cos they came up on my Pre. I'd be delighted with Plath or Larkin, I'd cope with Heaney and there is no way in hell I'll touch Kinsella. Even my teacher hates his stuff.

So, how many poets are we all studying? I think I'll stick with the four I've mentioned. I could bluff Frost if it came to it but I doubt he'll come up this year.

Zaffy · 02-04-2012 11:22pm

Come onnnnnnn Kinsella Plath and Heaney

snoreborewhore · 02-04-2012 11:47pm

Namlub wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xECUrlnXCqk

Ahaha love you!

It's times like these that I love my teacher. I know we can't know for certain but she obviously had some idea that Kinsella, Larkin, Plath and Heaney would be likely so we've done those along with Rich.

condaly101 · 09-05-2012 3:53pm

hey guys was just wondering would you be safe in learning plath,kinsella and heaney cheers

ChemHickey · 09-05-2012 6:44pm

condaly101 wrote: »

hey guys was just wondering would you be safe in learning plath,kinsella and heaney cheers

Not safe, you'll never be 'safe' par-se, but heaney is likely. I wouldn't bet on plath or Kins. as they are both up for the next three years. I'm pretty certain rich will be up too though!

Togepi · 09-05-2012 9:08pm

I really hope Rich comes up.

Adolescenteen · 09-05-2012 9:12pm

I would love to answer on Plath, but if she comes up I might stay away from her. Mainly because most people would answer on Plath if she did come up. Examiner probably be sick of people answering on her. That's what I hope anyway!

Then again if the question for her is relatively 'easy', then who knows.

Mysteriouschic · 09-05-2012 9:46pm

I have Plath , Rich , Boland , & Heaney covered. The class also has Kavanagh covered I wasn't in the class at the time. I was thinking of going over either Larkin or Kavanagh, the ioe went over Larkin during the christmas course (as well as Plath) . Would I be better off learning Larkin or Kavanagh??? I know what poems to be going over for each. Boland seems unlikely to come up as well . I have notes and things to help me , I'm usually okay at poetry.

Togepi · 09-05-2012 10:33pm

No one thinks Boland is coming up, therefore she's definitely coming up! You heard it here first. :cool:

BritBrit · 09-05-2012 11:04pm

I'm just studying Sylvia and Adrienne. At least one female poet has to be on the paper and no way is Eavan going to be on it!

PictureFrame · 09-05-2012 11:11pm

BritBrit wrote: »

I'm just studying Sylvia and Adrienne. At least one female poet has to be on the paper and no way is Eavan going to be on it!

That's so risky! Plath came up in consecutive years in 2006/2007. There's no way you can be sure than Boland won't come up. Saying that, it's not even a written rule that a Female poet has to come up.

BritBrit · 09-05-2012 11:18pm

PictureFrame wrote: »

That's so risky! Plath came up in consecutive years in 2006/2007. There's no way you can be sure than Boland won't come up. Saying that, it's not even a written rule that a Female poet has to come up.

But wouldn't the country be up in arms about discrimination and non representation of the female persona if a female poet didn't come up. They'd have the make the theme of paper 1 feminism if they were going to do a partriarchal dominated poetry section! Personally I think there should be at least 6 female poets to choose from. Male poets are boring and tbh not v good at poetry IMO. I might study Philip Larkin as well in case but his poetry is boring. Sylvia and Adrienne are the only interesting poets in the course. I would have also liked to have studied Emily Dickinson

GaryIrv93 · 09-05-2012 11:21pm

I thought Rich would very likely come up due to her death but according to my teacher the papers were made long before that, although that's not to say that there's no chance she won't, so I'll study her anyway.

If any Larkin poems or 'Tuft of Flowers' comes up, I'll have a good mind to walk right out of that exam. As much as I hate the poetry, I'd rather have any poem as long as it's not one of Larkin's or ToF...

Togepi · 09-05-2012 11:25pm

I've just realised that if no women were on, then three of the four poets not on the paper would be female. That would be mad, they'll never do that!

Mysteriouschic · 09-05-2012 11:31pm

Boland isn't on 2013 or 2014's English course either but she was on this year , they wouldn't put her on two years in a row would they?

I'll have a look at the papers and see if any poets came up two years in a row.

I might actually still keep my Boland essay and learn it off as she could come up. I'm just not sure what other poet to do either Larkin or Kavanagh :S.

PictureFrame · 09-05-2012 11:32pm

BritBrit wrote: »

But wouldn't the country be up in arms about discrimination and non representation of the female persona if a female poet didn't come up. They'd have the make the theme of paper 1 feminism if they were going to do a partriarchal dominated poetry section! Personally I think there should be at least 6 female poets to choose from. Male poets are boring and tbh not v good at poetry IMO. I might study Patrick as well in case but his poetry puta me to sleep. Sylvia and Adrienne are the only interesting poets in the course. I would have also liked to have studied Emily Dickinson

If there were 6 Female poets it would be under-representation of Male poets. I don't agree that all male poets are boring, I think that's a complete stereotype. Poets like Paul Muldoon, Percy Byshee Shelley and such are not on the course for our year, but are extremely talented poets.

PictureFrame · 09-05-2012 11:33pm

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

Boland isn't on 2013 or 2014's English course either but she was on this year , they wouldn't put her on two years in a row would they?

I'll have a look at the papers and see if any poets came up two years in a row.

Plath in 2006/2007 I think. I'm not 100% of the years, but I know in the last 10 years Plath came up in consecutive years.

Mysteriouschic · 09-05-2012 11:53pm

Heres the trend - I'll just put the initials.

2011 - ED , WB , RF , EB
2010 - WB , AK ,PK ,TS
2009 - DW , JK ,JM ,EB
2008 - PL , JD , DM , AR
2007 - RF , TS , JM , SP
2006 - JD ,TH ,Eliza B , ML
2005 - EB , ED ,TS ,WB
2004 -GM , PK , DM ,SP
2003 - JD , RF , SP , SH
2002 - Eliza B , EB , ML , SS
2001 - Eliza B , JK , PL ,ML

Elizabeth Bishop and Michael Longley 2001/2002
Sylvia Plath 2003/2004
William Yeats 2010/2011

ConTheCat · 11-05-2012 12:00pm

How many are ye learning heading in?
Thinking Heaney, Kinsella and Plath for me!

Whatsisname · 11-05-2012 5:13pm

Heaney, Kinsella, Plath and Larkin are coming up. I'm about 99% sure!

snoreborewhore · 11-05-2012 5:37pm

Come on Heaney, Kinsella and Plath!

David1994 · 11-05-2012 6:44pm

I am studying these poets:

Phillip Larkin
Sylvia Plath
Seamus Heaney
Eavan Boland

I like Larkin the most

Dunno why...

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