
It is rare that a woman is kept out of a low-paying job for long. But for 340 years, the £5,750-a-year role of Britain’s poet laureate has been a male-only preserve.
By Rosie Blau
Published: May 1 2009 19:23 | Last updated: May 1 2009 19:23

It is rare that a woman is kept out of a low-paying job for long. But for 340 years, the £5,750-a-year role of Britain’s poet laureate has been a male-only preserve.