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Mark Tully talks to Louis de Bernieres about the difference between poetry and prose.

Mark Tully talks to poet and novelist Louis de Bernieres about the difference between poetry and prose.

Is poetry, as Coleridge has said, "the best words in the best order"? Is it true that poetry is really better than prose at expressing emotion?

And can poetry really change the world, as at least one writer believes?

28 minutes

Last on

Sun 25 Jul 2010 04:32GMT

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  • Sat 24 Jul 2010 18:32GMT
  • Sun 25 Jul 2010 04:32GMT