Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Indeed ...

... Gimme a brick! The T. S. Eliot Prize controversy that shouldn't have been - The Globe and Mail.

Has the widow Eliot forgotten that her husband once worked in a bank?

My apologies to Mrs. Eliot. As Maxine points out in her comment, Valerie Eliot has no part in this controversy. My mistake.
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2 comments:

  1. Maxine Clarke9:28 AM

    I think it is the woman contestant who withdrew in protest against the hedge-fund, who is, in the piece to which you link, being asked whether she knew Eliot worked in a bank.

    Valerie Eliot's only role here was to have established the prize in the first place - and presumably she employs someone to invest his legacy for her. I don't think she is at all involved in this controversy (manufactured by the two contestants).

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  2. Frank Wilson11:08 AM

    Thank you, Maxine, for explaining that. I read the text too fast. My apologies to Mrs. Eliot.

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