Poetry

Competition-winner, 11, opens Latitude with poem
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Suffolk
Posted
26 July 2024
Beyond Belief. Poetry: Reaching for Divine Heights. Audio, 28 minutes
A panel of poets explore how poetry has tried to bridge the gap between ourselves and God.
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BBC Radio 4
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The Verb. 21/07/2024. Audio, 42 minutes
Mona Arshi, Tom Chatfield, John McAuliffe and Arji Manuelpillai join Ian McMillan.
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BBC Radio 4
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Latitude to be opened by young competition poet
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Suffolk
Posted
15 July 2024
The Verb. 14/07/2024. Audio, 42 minutes
Hollie McNish, Testament, Liz Berry, Ira Lightman join Ian to share poetry full of desire.
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BBC Radio 4
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The Verb. 07/07/2024. Audio, 42 minutes
Miriam Margolyes, Kevin Barry, Owen Sheers & Gwenno join Ian McMillan at the Hay Festival.
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BBC Radio 4
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Benjamin Zephaniah exhibition opens in city
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
6 July 2024
1965: Stevie Smith. Video, 00:08:35
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BBC
Posted
5 July 2024
Poet's work to immortalise Glastonbury Festival
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England
Posted
1 July 2024
Children's poetry contributes to town art trail
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Cumbria
Posted
1 July 2024
Lives Less Ordinary. My father Faiz: Pakistan’s revolutionary poet, part 2. Audio, 40 minutes
How Salima Hashmi and Faiz defied a dictatorship through satire and poetry
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BBC World Service
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The Verb. 30/06/2024. Audio, 41 minutes
Malika Booker, Kate Fox, Len Pennie and Michael Symmons Roberts join Ian.
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BBC Radio 4
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Lives Less Ordinary. My father Faiz: Pakistan’s revolutionary poet, part 1. Audio, 41 minutes
Salima Hashmi grew up with puppets and poetry, inspiring her own career in performance
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BBC World Service
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The Verb. 23/06/2024. Audio, 40 minutes
Jackie Kay, Sam Lee, Helen Mort and Paterson Joseph join Ian McMillan
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BBC Radio 4
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County's youngest ever poet laureate named
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
21 June 2024
Wartime actress, 100, turns poet for cancer charity
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Tyne
Posted
9 June 2024
Exhibition marks Twinkle Twinkle Little Star legacy
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Essex
Posted
8 June 2024
Children in poetic tribute to D-Day heroes
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Wear
Posted
7 June 2024
Boxing champion turned poet helps town tell tales
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Cumbria
Posted
6 June 2024
Exhibition to honour 'humble' actor and poet
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
4 June 2024
Drama on 4. A Tale of Ossian. Audio, 44 minutes
Atmospheric drama about an old man with a head full of stories.
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BBC Radio 4
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1999: John Agard on Caribbean heritage. Video, 00:02:13
Attribution
BBC
Posted
3 June 2024
Award-winning poet John Burnside dies aged 69
Posted
31 May 2024
Shedunnit. Dylan's Whodunnits. Audio, 39 minutes
The great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas had a passion for detective stories.
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BBC Sounds
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