A bonus episode! In honor of Shel Silverstein's birthday, we've written and recorded five short...
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A bonus episode! In honor of Shel Silverstein's birthday, we've written and recorded five short...
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Poems written and read by Amber Agha Directed by Amber Agha #poetry #spokenword #storytelling #poems
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The Hawks and the Doves – raptors and rapture in the poetry of Thom Gunn and Ted Hughes.
Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage discusses the poems of Thom Gunn and Ted Hughes.
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The most powerful PA system on the planet, Near as damn it, Belonged to the Pink Floyd and the...
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The day the Sun exploded – by Brian Luff
We didn’t go down the Kings Head, The day the Sun exploded. We got a take-away instead, The day...
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I took a stand. I took it from a junk shop in Caledonian Road. I should have paid for it I know...
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Speed bumps are destroying my car – by Brian Luff
All four tyres have sustained major damage, The suspension’s now well below par. Every half...
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There’s a game that I play with my partner, In fall, summer, winter and spring. When the Shard is...
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I had Satan tattooed on my face – by Brian Luff
I had Satan tattooed on my face, A magnificent creation. Now I cannot get a job, Which is plain...
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There’s a racehorse living in the flat upstairs – by Brian Luff
There’s a racehorse living in the flat upstairs, An odd place for a horse to dwell. It’s a...
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Theresa May is addicted to QVC – by Brian Luff
It’s threatening a smooth Brexit, And it first came to light when A hundred jiffy bags a day Were...
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I’ve just been run over by a woman with a pram – by Brian Luff
I flew into the air And landed with a nasty crack. But it was a hit and run, And the pram did not...
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Khadijah Ibrahiim, author of Another Crossing, which documented the stories of communities where...
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Unseasonal Produce: Winter Words in Various Moods and Metres
Simon Armitage delivers the Trinity 2018 poetry lecture entitled "Unseasonal Produce: Winter...
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Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage delivers a lecture on the american writer and poet Elizabeth...
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Episode 142 The renaissance in poetry: new opportunities in poetic expression with Orna Ross
The combination of new social media platforms and the rise of opportunities for self publishing...
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"From fairest creatures we desire increase...." Hello, friends! This is a bonus episode to...
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"From fairest creatures we desire increase...." Hello, friends! This is a bonus episode to...
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'I would the gods had made thee poetical': Shakespeare and the world's worst poet
"Truly, the tree yields bad fruit." Meet William McGonagall, the worst poet in the English...
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