Oxford professor of poetry Ruth Padel resigns

[wellinghall]

"The first female Oxford Professor of Poetry resigned today following her involvement in an alleged smear campaign against a former rival."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/may/25/ruth-padel-oxford-poetry-resigns

Comments

[segh.livejournal.com]

I asked the Constant Reader and he merely described the whole affair as "dark and obnubilated".

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

obnubilated

Now that's a word you don't see very often!

*makes note for next game of Scrabble* ;-)