Poetry by Heart
Roger McGough is back with the first in a new series of the poetry requests show. This edition comes from the annual Poetry by Heart competition.
Roger McGough is back with the first in a new series of the poetry requests show. This programme comes from the annual Poetry by Heart competition. Students learn and recite a variety of poems, from Sylvia Plath's Morning Song to A Satirical Elegy by Jonathan Swift. There's a wealth of talent on display, but who will be crowned winner?
If you fancy making a request then get in touch at poetryplease@bbc.co.uk or tweet us @bbcpoetryplease. Producer Sally Heaven.
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This Week's Poems
St Kevin and the Blackbird
by Seamus Heaney
From Opened Ground: Poems 1966 鈥� 1996
Published by Faber and Faber
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Concert Party: Busseboom
by Edmund Blunden
From The Faber Book of War Poetry
Published by Faber and Faber
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Easter Monday
by Eleanor Farjeon
From 听Peace and War; a Collection of Poems
Published by Oxford University Press
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Morning Song
by Sylvia Plath
From Collected Poems
Published by Faber and Faber
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The Chimney Sweeper
by William Blake
From Poetry By Heart 鈥� Poems for Learning and Reciting
Published by Penguin
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Two Pages
by Choman Hardi
From 鈥楲ife For Us鈥�
Published by Bloodaxe Books
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A Satirical Elegy On the Death of a Late Famous General
by Jonathan Swift
From Poetry By Heart 鈥� Poems for Learning and Reciting
Published by Penguin
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Envy
by Adelaide Ann Procter
From Poetry By Heart 鈥� Poems for Learning and Reciting
Published by Penguin
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Invitation to Love
by Paul Dunbar
From Poetry By Heart 鈥� Poems for Learning and Reciting
Published by Penguin
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Extract from The Ballad of Reading Gaol
by Oscar Wilde
From Poetry By Heart 鈥� Poems for Learning and Reciting
Published by Penguin
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Machines
by Michael Donaghy
From Conjure
Published by Picador
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My Grandfather at the Pool
by Glyn Maxwell
Taken from
Glyn Maxwell is published by Picador
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In Parenthesis
by David Jones
From In Parenthesis
Published by Faber and Faber
听Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roger McGough |
| Producer | Sally Heaven |
Broadcasts
- Sun 17 Apr 2016 16:30麻豆社 Radio 4
- Sat 23 Apr 2016 23:30麻豆社 Radio 4