Gillian Clarke Edit Meaning

1.

A poor excuse for a poet. Widely derided for use of obvious and poor imagery (see example), and for general all-round shitness.

(And she can't spell Vodafone).

Gillian Clarke can't be good. Listen to this poor excuse for poetry:

"The mouse curls in agony big as itself

and the star goes out in its eye."

See poet, bad, shocking, awful, good, excellent