Geoffrey Hill could no longer draw a firm distinction between "Blairite Labour" and the Thatcher-era Conservatives, lamenting that both parties had become solely oriented toward "materialism". Hill's style has been subjected to parody: Wendy Cope includes a two-stanza parody of the "Mercian Hymns" entitled "Duffa Rex" in "Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis". Geoffrey Hill Sir Geoffrey William Hill, FRSL (18 June 1932 – 30 June 2016) was an English poet, professor emeritus of English literature and religion, and former co-director of the Editorial Institute, at Boston University. Hill has been considered to be among the most distinguished poets of his generation and
Wendy Wall Wendy Wall Wendy Wall is a singer, songwriter and poet based in New York City. She is perhaps best known for her song Postcards To The Stars which was recorded on SBK Records / Capitol Records. This self-titled debut "Wendy Wall" was produced by Grammy Award winning producer/engineer, Rob Fraboni. Wall began recording original material in 1989 and was part of the eclectic female singer-songwriter wave that blossomed in the 1990s. HITS Magazine stated that Wall had "a voice as deep and seductive as the still of midnight". As a folk-rock singer songwriter Wall wrote and recorded three studio albums.