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Gwyneth Lewis
Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis curates a selection of poetry chosen by listeners.
The Welsh poet, Gwyneth Lewis, curates a selection of poetry chosen by listeners. She opts for poems by Edward Thomas, Alun Lewis, Kathryn Bevis and Kathleen Jamie. She also reads one of her own poems, dedicated to Adam Zagajewski, and tells Roger about the importance of dialoguing with other poets and her admiration for poetry that feels expansive.
Last on
Tue 16 Jun 202616:00
BBC Radio 4
This Week's Poems
An Explanation of Doily by Gwyneth Lewis From First Rain in Paradise Published by Bloodaxe
Old Man by Edward Thomas From The Annotated Collected Poems Published by Bloodaxe
All Day it Has Rained by Alun LewisFrom Collected Poems Published by Seren Books
Not My Best Side by U A Fanthorpe From Selected Poems Published by Enitharmon Press
Hawk and Shadow by Kathleen Jamie From The Overhaul Published by Picador
My Cancer as a Ring-Tailed Lemur by Kathryn Bevis From Flamingo Published by Seren Books
The Dream of Wearing Shorts Forever by Les Murray From Collected Poems Published by Carcanet Press
Other than Personality Disorder, What Term Could you use to Describe These People? by Clare Shaw From Towards A General Theory of Love Published by Bloodaxe
Broadcast
- Tue 16 Jun 202616:00BBC Radio 4
