Poets, cannibals and philosophers

Published: April 5, 2017, 11 p.m.

b'With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi \\u2013 Rory Waterman on the "uses" of poetry and Stephen Burt\'s admirable, if rather vexing, new collection The Poem is You: 60 contemporary American poems and how to read them; Barbara J. King on the cannibals in our midst (note: fragile-stomached listeners and lovers of banana slugs be warned); When did modern philosophy begin? And who is its godfather? \\u2013 TLS Philosophy Editor Tim Crane tackles a new book by A. C. Grayling which seeks answers to these thorny questions.Discover more at www.the-tls.co.uk.


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