Groups of Poets
Roger McGough looks at the poetry produced by groups of friends throughout history, from the Scriblerus club to the Mersey poets, by way of the Lakes and Rose Street. Producer Sally Heaven.
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Extract from Essay on Criticism
By Alexander Pope
From Poetical Works [Alexander Pope]
Published by Oxford University Press
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A Description of the Morning听听听听
By Jonathan Swift
From Everyman's Book of English Verse
Published by J M Dent
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By Leigh Hunt
Taken from
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Ode on a Grecian urn
By John Keats
From Keats鈥檚 Poetry and Prose
Published by WW Norton and Company
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The Inchcape Rock听听听听听听听听听
By Robert Southey听听听听听听听听听
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She Dwelt Among th鈥� Untrodden Ways
By William Wordsworth
From William Wordsworth 鈥� Selected Poetry
Published by Penguin
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If I Could tell You
By W H Auden
From W H Auden 鈥� Collected Shorter Poems 鈥� 1927-1957
Published by Faber and Faber
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My parents kept me from children who were rough听听听听听听听
By Stephen Spender
From Stephen Spender- Collected Poems
Published by Faber and Faber
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Sparrow听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
By Norman MacCaig
From Norman MacCaig 鈥� Collected Poems
Published by Chatto & Windus
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By Norman MacCaig
From Norman MacCaig 鈥� Collected Poems
Published by Chatto & Windus
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The Bell
By Adrian Henri
Taken from
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Armada
By Brian Patten
From Armada
Published by Flamingo
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Take Comfort听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
By Roger McGough听听听听听听听听
From As Far As I Know
Published by Penguin
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Everyday Eclipses
By Roger McGough
From Roger McGough 鈥� Collected Poems
Published by Penguin / Viking
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roger McGough |
| Producer | Sally Heaven |
Broadcasts
- Sun 15 May 2016 16:30大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sat 21 May 2016 23:30大象传媒 Radio 4