Philip Larkin and Wilfred Owen removed by GCSE exam board in 'diversity' driveOCR, one of the three main exam boards, has removed works by Philip Larkin (pictured), John Keats, Thomas Hardy, and Wilfred Owen. Picture: AlamyBy Sophie BarnettA GCSE exam board's decision to remove works by Wilfred Owen, Philip Larkin and John Keats in a "diversity drive" has been slammed as "cultural vandalism". Thirty poems from last year's 45 will be retained, with the exam board replacing 15. I will be speaking to the exam board to make this clear. However, Dr Tracy Hayes, of the Thomas Hardy Society, said she was "saddened" to hear of the removal of poems by Hardy and Owen.

Source: The Times June 23, 2022 13:11 UTC