"In 2020, a prize-winning English poet and teacher who worked as a writer-in-residence with young refugees published a book about her experiences. Reviews were warm. Sales were strong. It won awards. A year later, Kate Clanchy's book suddenly came on the radar of a small number of other writers, who criticised her for some supp­posedly racist or otherwise belittling depictions of her students."
"A UK publisher has apologised for throwing poet Kate Clanchy to the wolves, but it's too early to say 'woke' is dead In 2020, a prize-winning English poet and teacher who worked as a writer-in-residence with young refugees published a book about her experiences. Reviews were warm. Sales were strong. It won awards. A year later, Kate Clanchy's book suddenly came on the radar of a small number of other writers, who criticised her for some supp­posedly racist or otherwise belittling depictions of her students."
A prize-winning English poet and teacher who served as writer-in-residence with young refugees received warm reviews, strong sales and awards in 2020 for her work. Within a year, a small group of other writers criticised depictions of her students as racially insensitive or belittling. The criticism gained public attention and created controversy around representation and tone. The poet's publisher apologised for how it handled the backlash. The episode prompted wider debate about cultural accountability, the dynamics of literary criticism, and ongoing questions about the strength and future of 'woke' influence in public discourse.
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