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Danez Smith

Danez' choices include British favourites Liz Berry and Carol Ann Duffy, the ever popular Thom Gunn and Mark Doty, Andrea Gibson, a poet who always makes them weep, and even a bit of rap from Kendrick Lamar.

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Tue 19 Nov 2024 16:00

This Week's Poems


Conversation with Fantasy Mother

By Mary Jean Chan

From 'A Hurry of English'

Published by Oxford Brookes University

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The Discovery of the PacificÌý

By Thom Gunn

From Collected Poems

Published by Faber & Faber

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A Green Crab’s Shell

By Mark Doty

From Atlantis

Published by HarperCollins

Recording courtesy of The Poetry Society

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Bowbowler

By Liz Berry

A Free the Word poem, specially written for National Poetry Day 2017.

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love poem

FromÌýBluff

By Danez Smith

Published by Chatto and Windus

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How Much a Dollar Cost?

By Kendrick LamarÌý

Label: Aftermath

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Extract from Living ProofÌý

By Andrea Gibson

Label: Button Poetry

Audio courtesy of Button Poetry

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‘On Love’

from The Prophet

By Khalil Gibran

Published by Penguin Classics

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The LoversÌý

By Carol Ann Duffy

From Rapture

Published by Picador

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  • Tue 19 Nov 2024 16:00