dˈɛɹɪk pˈɑːɹkɚ hˈændᵻd ˌoʊvɚ tʊ ˈævəntɡˈɑːɹd pˈoʊɪt ˈɛɹɪk mˈɑːtɹæm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, hˌuː wʌz fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ɹˈɑːdʒɚ ɡˈɑːɹfɪt ænd pˈiːɾɚ fˈɔːɹbz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː.
Derek Parker handed over to avant-garde poet Eric Mottram in 1970, who was followed by Roger Garfitt and Peter Forbes (1985–2002).