Hodson, J. orcid.org/0000-0001-5020-9724 (2019) The problem of dialect poetry 1. In: Helie, C., Brault-Dreux, E. and Loriaux, E., (eds.) No Dialect Please, You're a Poet: English Dialect in Poetry in the 20th and 21st Centuries. Routledge , pp. 57-72. ISBN 9780367258047
Abstract
In this chapter I explore the place of “dialect poetry” in contemporary poetry. I argue that, while much contemporary poetry engages creatively with regional and social language varieties, there is often stigma attached to the idea of publishing a “dialect poem.” To investigate this, I first consider the word “dialect” itself, arguing that in contemporary usage it is an inherently unstable term, both concealing and expressing complex hierarchies of language and identity. I then explore how traditions and practices of dialect poetry play into the ways in which two contemporary organizations position themselves in relation to language variation: the Yorkshire Dialect Society and The Poetry Business. While the first of these embraces the writing and publication of “dialect poetry” as a core part of its remit, the second maintains a careful distance from the concept of “dialect poetry” and prefers to talk about poetry written in “the demotic voice.”
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Taylor & Francis. This is an author-produced version of a chapter subsequently published in No Dialect Please, You're a Poet. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of English (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 11 Jun 2019 15:17 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2021 01:38 |
Published Version: | https://www.routledge.com/No-Dialect-Please-Youre-... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.4324/9780429289996-5 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:146250 |