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 Mark the institution’s annual juried exhibition and caught the eye of New York Times art critic John Russell, who wrote, “Had I a prize of my own to give, it would have gone to one of the smallest entries in the show, a monotype by Wendy Mark…A whole show by this artist would be worth waiting for.” Wendy Mark Wendy Mark (1950) is a painter and printmaker primarily known for her work in monotype. She began her career as a writer and has continued to combine art and literature by producing limited edition books with Mark Strand, Charles Simic, Paul Muldoon,