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Story Poems 1
Roger McGough introduces some story poems including work by Roy Fisher, Emily Dickinson and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Readers: John Mackay, Niamh Cusack, Anton Lesser and Kenneth Cranham. Producer: Tim Dee.
Last on
Sat 14 Sep 2013
23:30
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
This Week's Poems
ÌýAll taken from ‘NOT TO SPEAK OF THE DOG: 101 Short Stories in Verse
Published by Faber
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Leda and the Swan
By WB Yeats
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Tithonus
By Lord Alfred Tennyson
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Orpheus in Soho
By Rosemary Tonks
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The Entertainment of War
By Roy Fisher
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As the Team’s Head-Brass
By Edward Thomas
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NapoleonÌý
By Walter de la Mare
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Ozymandias
By Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Marvin Gaye
By Michael Hofmann
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Because I could not stop for death
By Emily Dickinson
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At the Florists
By Jacques Prevert
Translated by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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Nutting
By William Wordsworth
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roger McGough |
| Reader | John MacKay |
| Reader | Niamh Cusack |
| Reader | Anton Lesser |
| Reader | Kenneth Cranham |
| Producer | Tim Dee |
Broadcasts
- Sun 8 Sep 2013 16:30Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 FM
- Sat 14 Sep 2013 23:30Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4