West African Poetry and Sinead Morrissey
Roger McGough presents an edition of the poetry request programme which includes a selection of West African poetry, the winner of this year's TS Eliot prize Sinead Morrissey, and a chance to hear up and coming performance poet Hollie McNish.
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This Week's Poems
Across a New Dawn
By Kofi Awoonor
From The Promise of Hope: New and Selected Poems, 1964-2013
Published by University of Nebraska Press (forthcoming April 2014)
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Weaver Bird
By Kofi Awoonor
From The Heinemann Book of African Poetry in English
Published by Heinemann International
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The First Trimester
By Kate Scott
In copyright
From Stitches
Published by Peterloo Poets
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Wow
By Hollie McNish
Recording available as an .mp3 download via Amazon & Bandcamp
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Home Birth
From Parallax
By Sinead Morrissey
Published by Carcanet
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Before You Thought of Spring
By Emily Dickinson
From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Published by Little, Brown
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Sparkles from the Wheel
By Walt Whitman
From The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 3rd ed.
Published by Norton
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The Mesh
By Kwesi Brew
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Chillingham
By Mary Coleridge
From The Book of a Thousand Poems
Published by Peter Bedrick Books
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Telephone Conversation
By Wole Soyinka
From The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry
Published by Penguin
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The Orchestra
By William Carlos Williams
From William Carlos Williams: The Collected Poems Volume II 1939-1962
Published by Carcanet
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The Sunlight on the Garden
By Louis MacNeice
Archive reading from Poetry Please (originally broadcast on 19th September 2010)
From Collected Poems of Louis MacNeice
Published by Faber and Faber
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roger McGough |
| Interviewed Guest | Sinead Morrissey |
| Interviewed Guest | Hollie McNish |
Broadcasts
- Sun 2 Mar 2014 16:30大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
- Sat 8 Mar 2014 23:30大象传媒 Radio 4