Peter Redgrove was one of the original members of that clique of poets who began meeting under the direction first of Philip Hobsbaum in the 1950s and later of Edward Lucie-Smith. The Group, as they were called, were not held together by a strict and unified poetic; they did, however, share a need for intellectual camaraderie where they could read and discuss their works in progress. Redgrove was able to use the Group as a sounding board, although his growth as a writer remained unrestricted by this interaction. The development of his language into a vibrant concretism, rich in sound and imagery, is probably the Group's most enduring legacy in his poetry. For while this early association occurred at a time when critics were too eagerly assigning the British poets to unnecessary categories, Redgrove was able to create his own unique voice without becoming dependent upon a superimposed...