Elizabeth Bishop and Jorge Luis Borges
Roger McGough opens a caixa de sol, a box of sun, and presents a selection of poems by Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges and others from Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. The readers are Barbara Flynn and Tom Courtenay. Producer: Tim Dee.
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High Treason
By Jose Emilio Pacheco
Translated by Alastair Reid
From 鈥榃eathering鈥� by Alastair Reid
Published by E.P Dutton
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Mimosas in Bloom
By Elizabeth Bishop
From Bishop 鈥� Poems, Prose and Letters
Published by The Library of America
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Sandpiper
By Elizabeth Bishop
From Elizabeth Bishop 鈥� Complete Poems
Published by Chatto & Windus
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Infancy
By Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Translated by Elizabeth Bishop
Both from Elizabeth Bishop 鈥� Complete Poems
Published by Chatto & Windus
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Royal Mail
By Lynette Roberts
From Lynette Roberts 鈥� Collected Poems
Published by Carcanet
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In the Middle of the Road
By Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Translated by Elizabeth Bishop
Both from Elizabeth Bishop 鈥� Complete Poems
Published by Chatto & Windus
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River Plate
By Lynette Roberts
From Lynette Roberts 鈥� Collected Poems
Published by Carcanet
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Matthew XXV:30
By Jorge Luis Borges
Translated by Alastair Reid
From Jorge Luis Borges 鈥� Selected Poems 1923-1967
Published by Penguin
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Santarem
By Elizabeth Bishop
From Elizabeth Bishop 鈥� Complete Poems
Published by Chatto & Windus
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Don鈥檛 Ask Me How the Time Goes Past
By Jose Emilio Pacheco
Translated by Alastair Reid
From 鈥榃eathering鈥� by Alastair Reid
Published by E.P Dutton
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Lacandons
by Eliot Weinberger
From An Elemental Thing
Published (USA only) by New Directions
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The Armadillo
By Elizabeth Bishop
From Elizabeth Bishop 鈥� Complete Poems
Published by Chatto & Windus
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The Witness
By Jorge Luis Borges
Translated by J.E. Irby
From Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings
Published by Penguin
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roger McGough |
| Reader | Barbara Flynn |
| Reader | Tom Courtenay |
Broadcasts
- Sun 21 Aug 2016 16:30麻豆社 Radio 4
- Sat 27 Aug 2016 23:30麻豆社 Radio 4