So, the new winner of one of the most prestigious positions in poetry is stepping down.
The new University of Oxford’s Professor of Poetry Ruth Padel is resigning after it came to light that she was behind the smears and accusations against Derek Walcott who was favourite to take the position.
However, he withdraw after several allegations were passed to academics detailing sexual harassment claims made by a student over 20 years ago.
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So, was she right to pass the allegations around and is she right to step down?