26/10/2008
Roger McGough introduces a variety of poems that celebrate the natural world, including work by Shakespeare, Ted Hughes, DH Lawrence and Elizabeth Jennings.
Spell of Creation by Kathleen Raine
From: Collected Poems
Publ: Golgonooza Press
The Nuthatch by Bernard O’Donoghue
From: The Weakness
Publ: Chatto and Windus
The Morning After The Clocks Go Back by Chris Kinsey
Overall Winner of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wildlife Magazine Poetry Competition
The Beautiful Changes by Richard Wilbur
From: New and Collected Poems
Publ: faber
Cock-Crows by Ted Hughes
From: Remains of Elmet
Publ: faber
The Great Outdoors by Sheena Anderson
Winner of the 8-11 year old category of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wildlife Magazine Poetry Competition
The Lesson of the Moth by Don Marquis
From: Archy and Mehitabel
Publ: Doubleday
Mosquito by DH Lawrence
From: The Rattle Bag
Publ: faber
The Mosquito Knows by DH Lawrence
From: The Rattle Bag
Publ: faber
As The Rooks Are by Elizabeth Jennings
From: Collected Poems
Publ: Carcanet
The Horses by Edwin Muir
From: The Rattle Bag
Publ: faber
Weaver Birds by Richard Weaving
Winner of the humorous category of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wildlife Magazine Poetry Competition
The Thought Fox by Ted Hughes
From: the Faber book of Modern Verse
Lullaby for Titania by Shakespeare
From: The Faber book of beasts
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