Poetry

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
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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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Maya Angelou at the BBC. Video, 57 minutes
A look back through the archive at the extraordinary life of writer and poet Maya Angelou.
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BBC Four
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What you need to know about Hay Festival 2024
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Wales
Posted
25 May 2024
Event to showcase poet's work after festival death
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England
Posted
17 May 2024
Margin notes by poet Milton found in library book
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England
Posted
15 May 2024
Actor playing Dylan Thomas thankful for Swift song
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Wales
Posted
14 May 2024
Rhys hopes Swift song introduces fans to poet. Video, 00:00:59
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Wales
Posted
13 May 2024
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley. Read a poem. Audio, 15 minutes
How reading poetry could boost your mood and relax your body.
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BBC Radio 4
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In Our Time. Sir Thomas Wyatt. Audio, 58 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the astonishing poet at the heart of Henry VIII's court
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BBC Radio 4
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1965: Britain's backside. Video, 00:03:10
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BBC
Posted
8 May 2024
1973: Seamus Heaney. Video, 00:05:36
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BBC
Posted
8 May 2024
Recital of renowned Manx poem released online
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Isle of Man
Posted
5 May 2024
Death of poet at festival accidental - coroner
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Northampton
Posted
30 April 2024
Stroke patients learning poetry to aid recovery
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Bristol
Posted
28 April 2024