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From the Birmingham Literature Festival

Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry requested by an audience at the Birmingham Literature Festival, and the audience tell Roger what the requested poems mean to them.

Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry requests from an audience at the Birmingham Literature Festival. the selection is drawn from the top ten most requested poems in the history of the show and includes Adelstrop by Edward Thomas, How Do I Love Thee by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Not Waving but Drowning by Stevie Smith. The audience also tell Roger about what the requested poems mean to them.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 26 Oct 2013 23:30

This Week's Poems

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All poems taken from ‘Poetry Please: The Nation’s Best Loved Poems’, published by Faber

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The Tyger

By William Blake

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The Way Through the Woods

By Rudyard Kipling

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‘How do I love thee? Let me count the ways’

By Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Fern Hill

By Dylan Thomas

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Adlestrop

By Edward Thomas

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The Road Not Taken

By Robert Frost

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Remember

By Christina Rossetti

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Digging

By Seamus Heaney

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One Art

By Elizabeth Bishop

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Ithaka

By CP Cavafy

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Not Waving but Drowning

By Stevie Smith

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

By Robert Frost

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roger McGough
Editor James Cook
Producer Tim Dee

Broadcasts

  • Sun 20 Oct 2013 16:30
  • Sat 26 Oct 2013 23:30