Poetry in Motion: why poetic drama has something new to say
Shakespeare and Beckett pulled it off, but what will former poet laureate Andrew Motion's first play be like?The news that former poet laureate Andrew Motion is writing a play, to be premiered at this year's High Tide festival sounds like something of a surprise on first hearing. However, the more I think about it, the more I think this might be a cause for cautious celebration.Let's be honest, neither "verse-drama"…