The Next Generation poets are a list of young and middle-aged figures from British poetry, mostly British, compiled by a panel for the Poetry Book Society in 2004. This is a promotional exercise, and a sequel to the New Generation poets (1994). The "Next Generation" was followed by Staple magazine's "Alternative Generation" (2005),<ref>"An Alternative Generation", Staple 62: Ten Years of Small Press Poets, 12 July 2005.</ref> which selected a group of poets from the UK's small-press output. The Next Generation 2004 list comprises:
- Patience Agbabi
- Amanda Dalton
- Nick Drake
- Jane Draycott
- Paul Farley
- Leontia Flynn
- Matthew Francis
- Sophie Hannah
- Tobias Hill
- Gwyneth Lewis
- Alice Oswald
- Pascale Petit
- Jacob Polley
- Deryn Rees-Jones
- Maurice Riordan
- Robin Robertson
- Owen Sheers
- Henry Shukman
- Catherine Smith
- Jean Sprackland
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- Next generation poets 2004 coverage on The Guardian website