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Secondary English : Poetry: Late 20th Century and Contemporary

Clip description		Keywords
	'A New View of Scotland/Love Poem' discussion Liz Lochhead responds to questions and comments from students about her poem 'A New View of Scotland/Love Poem'.	Hogmanay, memory, nostalgia, love, new year, interpretation, imagery, Liz Lochhead

	'The Man in the Comic Strip' discussion Duration: 02:39 Liz Lochhead responds to questions and comments about her poem 'The Man in the Comic Strip'.	imagery, comics, cartoons, genre, conventions, symbols, non-verbal commmunication, Liz Lochhead, graphic novels

	Acclaimed poet Geoffrey Hill on work and inspirations We hear from Oxford University's Professor of Poetry Geoffrey Hill, who has been described as the greatest living poet.	poetry, BBCNews, oxford, university, Geoffrey Hill, inspiration, poet, writing, Stephen Smith, professor, Oxford University, professor

	Adrian Henri - 'Love Is' Duration: 01:47 The poem by Adrian Henri,'Love Is', is introduced by Lily Savage and performed by three young men.	love, poetry, poem, romance, Liverpool, relationships

	Benjamin Zephaniah - 'Nature’s Politics' Duration: 01:43 Benjamin Zephaniah explains why he fell in love with poetry and follows this with a reading of his poem 'Nature's Politics'.	poet, poetry, politics, living poetry

	Benjamin Zephaniah on Becoming a Poet Duration: 01:23 Benjamin Zephaniah describes the moment he became a poet.	Zephaniah, Birmingham, Bible, performance, origins, inspiration, religion, African-Caribbean, recite, memory, thepoetryseason

	Bill Drummond on Ted Hughes Duration: 04:14 Artist and musician Bill Drummond talks about getting to know Ted Hughes' poetry.	inspiration, nature, relationships, Hughes, poetry, poetryseason

	Carol Ann Duffy - 'Education for Leisure' Duration: 02:31 Carol Ann Duffy reads her poem, 'Education for Leisure' and explains how the political climate and education system of the 1980s form its background.	Scottish, poetry, Carol Ann Duffy, poet, laureate, English, school, education, 1980s, politics

	Carol Ann Duffy - 'Woman in the Underground' Duration: 01:50 An animation of Henry Moore's war drawings accompanying a reading of Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'Woman Seated in the Underground, 1941.'	women, war, underground, blitz, lost memory, Henry Moore, Carol Ann Duffy, animation

	Carol Ann Duffy - 'Woman Seated in the Underground, 1941' Duration: 02:34 Carol Ann Duffy's poem, 'Woman Seated in the Underground, 1941', is based on a drawing of a woman sheltering in the underground during the Blitz.	scottish, poetry, Carol Ann Duffy, laureate, Second World War, WWII, World War II, blitz, English

	Carol Ann Duffy answers questions on 'Education for Leisure' Duration: 04:41 Carol Ann Duffy responds to school pupils' questions about her poem, 'Education for Leisure'.	Scottish, poetry, Carol Ann Duffy, poet, laureate, English, school, education, 1980s, politics

	Carol Ann Duffy Answers Questions on 'Woman Seated on the Underground, 1941' Duration: 02:08 Carol Ann Duffy responds to school pupils' questions about her poem, 'Woman Seated on the Underground, 1941'.	scottish, poetry, Carol Ann Duffy, poet, laureate, World War II, blitz, English

	Carol Ann Duffy Interview Duration: 01:18 Interview with Carol Ann Duffy about her role as a feminist poet.	interview, feminism, inspiration, observation, cliché, poet laureate, poetry, poetryseason

	Dialogue about Seamus Heaney's poetry Duration: 02:25 Tom Paulin and John Hegley discuss Seamus Heaney's work, including extracts from 'Digging'.	resonance, consonant, vowel, cadence, writer, poetry, rhythm, community, Seamus Heaney, digging

	Gillian Clarke - 'Neighbours' Duration: 03:11 Gillian Clarke contextualises her poem 'Neighbours', exploring its origins (the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster) and the voice in the poem.	polemic, voice, poetry, Chernobyl, pattern, image, meaning, Gillian Clarke

	Gillian Clarke - 'Neighbours' (poem only) Duration: 01:41 A reading of Gillian Clarke's poem, 'Neighbours', which is about the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Russia and how this links us all.	Neighbours, Gillian Clarke, Chernobyl, poem, polemic

	Imtiaz Dharker - 'Blessing' Duration: 03:31 Poet Imtiaz Dharker introduces her own background and clash of cultures before talking about how she came to write 'Blessing'.	Imtiaz Dharker, other cultures, poem, poet, Blessing, water

	Imtiaz Dharker - 'Blessing' (poem only) Duration: 01:15 A dramatisation of Imtiaz Dharker's poem 'Blessing'.	Imtiaz Dharker, Blessing, poem, poetry, other cultures

	Imtiaz Dharker - 'Living Space' Duration: 02:20 A reading of Imtiaz Dharker's poem 'Living Space' followed by an explanation of one of its aspects.	Imtiaz Dharker, Living Space, poem, poetry, other cultures, Bombay

	Imtiaz Dharker - 'The Right Word' Duration: 5:03 Imtiaz Dharker reads and explores the background to her poem, 'The Right Word'.	flag, language, media, perspective, voice, poetsinperson

	Imtiaz Dharker - 'The Right Word' (poem only) Duration: 01:26 A performance of the poem 'The Right Word' by the poet, Imtiaz Dharker.	performance, perspective, voice, poetsinperson

	John Cooper Clarke Performs 'Beasley Street' and 'Beaseley Boulevard' Duration: 03:01 Watch the punk poet John Cooper Clarke perform an extract from his poem 'Beasley Street', followed by his update 'Beasley Boulevard'.	punk, performance, recital, urban, society, rhyme, rhythm, beasley boulevard, beasley street

	Larkin Meets Betjeman Duration: 01:48 Philip Larkin in discussion with John Betjeman.	criticism, writing, poetry, poetryseason, Larkin, Betjeman

	Liz Lochhead - 'A New View of Scotland/Love Poem' Duration: 02:59 Liz Lochhead reads her poem, 'A New View of Scotland / Love Poem'.	Hogmanay, memory, love, new year, interpretation, imagery, poetry, Liz Lochhead

	Liz Lochhead - 'A New View of Scotland/Love Poem' analysis. Duration: 01:56 Poet and writer, Liz Niven, considers Liz Lochhead's poem about Hogmanay.	Liz Lochhead, Hogmanay, tradition, Scotland, poetry, imagery, memory, Liz Niven

	Liz Lochhead - 'The Man in the Comic Strip' Duration: 01:52 Liz Lochhead introduces and reads her poem 'The Man in the Comic Strip'.	imagery, comics, cartoons, genre, conventions, symbols, non-verbal commmunication, Liz Lochhead

	Liz Lochhead - 'The Man in the Comic Strip' (poem only) Duration: 02:26 An animated interpretation of Liz Lochhead's poem - 'The Man in the Comic Strip'.	imagery, comics, cartoons, genre, conventions, symbols, non-verbal commmunication, Liz Lochhead, graphic novels, poetry, poem, Scotland

	Michele Roberts - 'Middle Class Hero' (poem only) Duration: 01:33 A dramatisation of 'Middle Class Hero', by Michele Roberts.	Middle Class Hero, Michele Roberts, poem, motorbike, relationship, dramatisation

	Michele Roberts - 'Middle Class hero' and D. H. Lawrence - 'Desire' Duration: 04:09 Lily Savage introduces poets D. H. Lawrence and Michele Roberts and their poems 'Desire' and 'Middle Class Hero'.	love, romance, relationships, Roberts, Lawrence, poetry, date, dating, desire, middle class, heroes

	Mick Imlah - 'The Lost Leader' Duration: 06:08 'The Lost Leader' by Mick Imlah is discussed by a number of poets who also perform work from the collection.	Mick Imlar, Scottish, Scotland, poetry, contemporary, literature, modern, cultureshow

	Mick Imlah - 'The Lost Leader' (performance) Duration: 03:05 Performances of two poems from Mick Imalah's poetry collection, 'The Lost Leader.'	highland, terrier, poem, literature, anthology, Scotland, Scottish, poet, poetry, Mick Imalah, modern, contemporary, cultureshow

	Paul Coltman - 'Hieronymous Bosch, We Can Do it' Duration: 01:29 Interview clip with Robert Oppenheimer giving attitude to first Atomic test followed by reading of 'Hieronymous Bosch, We Can Do It' by Paul Coltman with images of aftermath of atomic bomb on a city.	poetry, Paul Coltman, 1945, atom bomb, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Oppenheimer, war, destruction

	Paul Coltman - 'Hieronymous Bosch, We Can Do It' (poem only) Duration: 00:53 A reading of 'Hieronymous Bosch, We Can Do It' by Paul Coltman with images of aftermath of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.	Hieronymous Bosch, We Can Do it, Paul Coltman, 1945, atom bomb, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, war, destruction

	Philip Larkin Duration: 08:49 A detailed examination of Larkin’s personality through an examination of his letters.	A study of reading habits, Philip Larkin, Tom Paulin, letter to Kingsley Amis

	Poet and Musician 'Skint and Demoralised' on Seamus Heaney Duration: 02:24 Matt Abbott, aka 'Skint and Demoralised', explains how Heaney's poetry inspired him.	lyrics, inspiration, song writing, poetryseason, poetry, Heaney

	Poet Simon Armitage on Ted Hughes Duration: 02:22 Poet Simon Armitage discusses Ted Hughes' writing and significance.	nature, landscape, place, Yorkshire, poetry, poetryseason, Hughes

	Roger McGough Interview Duration: 01:45 Roger McGough interviewed by children's TV presenter Mark Curry in 1983.	McGough, inspiration, purpose, meaning, writing, creativity, thepoetryseason

	Seamus Heaney - 'Digging' Duration: 00:01:51 The influence of Seamus Heaney's rural upbringing on his work and a reading of the poem 'Digging'.	Seamus Heaney, Kirsty Wark, County Derry , childhood, poetry, rural, past, 'Digging', farm.

	Seamus Heaney - 'Digging' (poem only) Duration: 01:45 Seamus Heaney reads his own poem 'Digging' as it is interpreted dramatically.	sound track, rhythm, poetry, digging, Seamus Heaney

	Seamus Heaney - 'Follower' Duration: 01:42 A football stadium is used to illustrate Seamus Heaney's poem 'Follower'. John Hegley introduces the poem and reads it.	chronology, persona, voice, universality, Seamus Heaney, farming, farmer

	Seamus Heaney - 'Follower' Duration: 02:19 Poet John Hegley reads and contextualises Seamus Heaney's poem 'Follower'. His reading is interspersed with reflections including from Heaney himself.	mythologise, mythical, voice, relationship, archetype, Seamus Heaney, contextualisation

	Seamus Heaney - 'Mid Term Break' Duration: 04:03 John Hegley and Catherine Byron contextualise a dramatisation of Seamus Heaney's poem 'Mid Term Break'.	poetry, authorial, narrative, voice, biography, Seamus Heaney

	Seamus Heaney - 'The Early Purges' Duration: 04:51 Catherine Byron and John Hegley explore Seamus Heaney's 'The Early Purges' with a variety of inputs including from Seamus Heaney himself.	voice, tone, attitude, reflection, contradictions, Seamus Heaney, contextualisation, poet, poetry

	Seamus Heaney - 'The Early Purges' (poem only) Duration: 01:33 A dramatisation of Seamus Heaney's 'The Early Purges'.	imagery, visualisation, interpretation, Seamus Heaney, poetry

	Seamus Heaney - 'The Frontier of Writing' Duration: 01:35 Poet John Hegley reads Seamus Heaney's 'The Frontier of Writing'. The reading is underpinned by dramatisation of a driver passing repeatedly through an army checkpoint.	political, religious, writer, path, poetry, conflict, Seamus Heaney

	Seamus Heaney - 'The Grauballe Man' in context Duration: 02:37 Seamus Heaney and Kirsty Wark discuss his poem - 'The Grauballe Man'.	Seamus Heaney, poetry, Troubles, sacrifice, interpretation, Northern Ireland, The Grauballe Man

	Seamus Heaney - poetry as propoganda Duration: 03:20 How divisions in Northern Ireland have affected Seamus Heaney's poetry.	Seamus Heaney, Kirsty Wark, County Derry, IRA, poetry, Northern Ireland, The Troubles

	Seamus Heaney on His Poetry Duration: 01:27 Seamus Heaney talks about 'Digging' and the study of his poetry.	Ireland, family, autobiography, poetry, Heaney, poetryseason

	Simon Armitage Interview Duration: 01:50 Simon Armitage interviewed by poet Sean O'Brien.	Armitage, meaning, origins, creativity, writing, Thepoetryseason

	Simon Armitage on his poem A Vision Duration: 04:54 Simon Armitage explores the ideas and language of A Vision, including a reading of the poem combined with visual images and a commentary on the stimuli for the poem.	Armitage, poetry, A Vision, literature, Huddersfield, architecture, SimonArmitageWritingPoems

	Simon Armitage on his poem Give Duration: 04:43 Simon Armitage explores the ideas and language of Give, including a reading of the poem combined with visual images and location shots.	Armitage, poetry, Give, literature, Manchester, SimonArmitageWritingPoems

	Simon Armitage on his poem Harmonium Duration: 05:00 Simon Armitage explores the ideas and language of Harmonium, including a reading of the poem combined with visual images and shots of the setting of the poem.	Armitage, poetry, Harmonium, literature, elegy, elegiac, elegies, church choir, SimonArmitageWritingPoems

	Simon Armitage on his poem Out of the Blue Duration: 05:10 Simon Armitage explores the ideas and language of an extract from Out of the Blue, including a reading of the poem combined with visual images and documentary footage of 9/11.	Armitage, poetry, Out of the Blue, literature, twin towers, Imperial War Museum, SimonArmitageWritingPoems

	Simon Armitage on his poem The Clown Punk Duration: 03:43 Simon Armitage explores the ideas and language of The Clown Punk, including a reading of the poem combined with visual images and documentary footage.	Armitage, poetry, The Clown Punk, literature, Huddersfield, punk rock, tattoo, SimonArmitageWritingPoems

	Simon Armitage on his poem The Manhunt Duration: 05:14 Simon Armitage explores the ideas and language of The Manhunt, including a reading of the poem combined with visual images and film footage.	Armitage, poetry, The Manhunt, literature, war poetry, war poems, conflict, elegies, SimonArmitageWritingPoems

	Stevie Smith - 'River God' (audio) Duration: 01:39 A reading of Stevie Smith's poem 'River God'.	Stevie Smith, River God, Come on, Come back, AQA anthology, post 1918, Moon on the Tides,

	Sunetra Sarker on Carol Ann Duffy Duration: 01:39 Actor Sunetra Sarker talks about Carol Ann Duffy's poetry.	Carol Ann Duffy, feminism, relationships, poet laureate, poetryseason, poetry, Valentine

	Sylvia Plath’s Later Work Duration: 01:10 Biographer Anne Stevenson and critic Germaine Greer on the last months of Sylvia Plath's life and writing.	Sylvia Plath, Greer, biography, winter, suicide, thepoetryseason

	The background to poetry Duration: 04:36 An examination of what lies behind the need to write poetry.	poem, poetry, Friends of the Earth, Robert Minhinnick, The Yellow Palm

	Wendy Cope - 'The Concerned Adolescent' Duration: 01:12 Reading of Wendy Cope's 'The Concerned Adolescent' with images, followed by commentary by Gillian Clarke.	The Concerned Adolescent, Wendy Cope, Gillian Clarke, pollution, environment, space, issues, purpose of poetry

	Wendy Cope Interview Duration: 01:45 An interview with Wendy Cope from 1989.	Wendy Cope, feminism, humour, funny, laureate, writing, thepoetryseason

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