About the Project

"Selected Poems of the United Kingdom" among Spiny Babbler's multinational involvement projects. The project is helping us to document the works of established and leading creators of the United Kingdom. It aims to create publications and a website that presents contemporary English poetry before Spiny Babbler's audience. Over the long haul, the project aims to list prominent contemporary English poets and make available samples of their work. The project also aims to shortlist influential institutions, publications, and sites that work with poetry in the United Kingdom.

The project started in March 2000. Patricia Oxley, editor of "Acumen", was invited to lead the project. During the initial project phase, Ms. Oxley selected and edited the works of 38 poets of the United Kingdom. Spiny Babbler published their works in "Selected Poems of the United Kingdom".

In the next phase, a visit by Patricia and William Oxley to Nepal focused on personal interactions with poets, artists, and editors and the exchange of information on contemporary English poets. The visit also supported young Nepalese people writing poetry in English through a workshop, readings, and interactions. The efforts resulted in "Creating Verse" launched by the director of the British Council Brigid O' Conner in Kathmandu. At present, information sharing is ongoing through the print and web media.