Dominic West backs ‘top shagger’ Byron in poetry battle with Bob Geldof

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:00:14 GMT

Actor hails ‘proto-rock star’ as best poet, while musician argues for ‘Ireland’s Shakespeare’ WB Yeats at Somerset festivalDominic West has said Lord Byron is his favourite poet because he was a “top shagger” and said he was not concerned the rise of AI might snuff out poetry.The actor was taking part in a “poetry battle” at the Big Brue festival in Somerset, against rock star Bob Geldof, who said he preferred the Irish poet WB Yeats to the excesses of Byron. Continue reading...

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