Poetry
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In Our Time. Dylan Thomas. Audio, 50 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poems, plays and persona of the prominent Welsh writer
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- AttributionBBC Radio 4
The Essay. Journeys to the Grave, Paul Muldoon on WB Yeats. Audio, 14 minutes
Five writers go in search of the final resting places of their literary heroes.
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- Posted2 June
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- Posted31 May
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- Posted28 May
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The Essay. Poetic Provocations, Sunflowers. Audio, 14 minutes
A very personal exploration of poetic starting points from writer Inua Ellams.
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- AttributionBBC Radio 3
The Essay. Poetic Provocations, Dante. Audio, 14 minutes
Inua Ellams explores why basketball is so alive in black and working-class communities.
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- AttributionBBC Radio 3
The Essay. Poetic Provocations, Kipling. Audio, 14 minutes
Inua explores race and racism through Kipling's poem The White Man's Burden.
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The Essay. Poetic Provocations, Tupac. Audio, 14 minutes
Inua Ellams explores the impact of rapper 2Pac on his political and racial awareness.
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- Posted6 May
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How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John. S3 Lemn Sissay: ‘I only knew the importance of family by not having it’ Audio, 86 minutes
Poet Lemn Sissay discusses growing up in the care system and finding his identity.
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- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
Great Lives. Gil Scott-Heron. Audio, 28 minutes
Joe Swift on Gil Scott-Heron
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- Posted2 May
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Between the Ears. The Racing Mind. Audio, 30 minutes
A meditation on ultrarunning through interviews, poetry, location recordings and music.
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This Cultural Life. Inua Ellams. Audio, 42 minutes
Nigerian-born poet and playwright Inua Ellams on the cultural turning points of his life.
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Arts & Ideas. Rainer Maria Rilke. Audio, 45 minutes
Anne McElvoy looks at the life and legacy of the intriguing poet
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The Essay. New Generation Thinkers 2021, Walking with the Ghosts of the Durham Coalfield. Audio, 14 minutes
Jake Morris-Campbell carries the ashes of poet Bill Martin from Sunderland to Durham.
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The Essay. Words for War, Vasyl Makhno-My Personal History of War. Audio, 14 minutes
Vasyl Makhno was born in 1964 and has written about war since the Afghan/Soviet conflict.
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- Posted21 April
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The Essay. Words for War, Oksana Lutsyshyna - I Dream of Explosions. Audio, 14 minutes
Oksana Lutsyshyna is an award-winning writer, translator and poet.
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- AttributionBBC Radio 3
The Essay. Words for War, Lyuba Yakimchuk-Ruination of Cities & Words. Audio, 14 minutes
Lyuba Yakimchuk was born in eastern Ukraine near Luhansk and has now fled Kyiv for Vienna.
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- AttributionBBC Radio 3