Carol Rumens, who has died aged 81 after suffering from a brain tumour, was an inventive, discursive and cosmopolitan poet as well as a generous champion of poetry in her long-running weekly... Read more »
‘Never predictable or dull’ Carol was an excellent commentator on poetry, shrewd and deep-thinking but able to express her thoughts in plain English rather than academic jargon. Her taste in poems was... Read more »
British poet Carol Rumens, whose Guardian poem of the week column ran for nearly 20 years and was beloved among its loyal readership, has died aged 81. Her family said that she... Read more »