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Michael Sheen

Actor Michael Sheen makes his selection of poems.

Actor Michael Sheen is best known for playing major public figures but he's also a great lover of poetry. In this edition of Poetry Please he joins Roger McGough to choose some of his favourite poetry that has also been requested by listeners to the programme.
Michael selects poetry by Dylan Thomas including the so-called 'lost' poem A Dream of Winter. As a child Michael says Thomas' work was in the ether and an early memory is of hearing Richard Burton reading the poems.
His other choices include works by RS Thomas, Tom Hirons, Ted Hughes and Robert Graves

Producer: Maggie Ayre

28 minutes

Last on

Tue 10 Dec 2024 16:00

This Week's Poems

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鈥楢 Dream of Winter鈥�

By Dylan Thomas听

From The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas: The Centenary Edition

Published by W & N

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鈥楾he Warm and the Cold鈥�

By Ted Hughes

From The Spoken Word: Ted Hughes: Poetry in the Making Audio CD

Label: The British Library / 麻豆社

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鈥榃elsh Incident鈥�

By Robert Graves

From Robert Graves 鈥� Collected Poems

Published by Cassell

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Extract from 鈥楽ometimes A Wild God鈥�

By Tom Hirons

Published by Feral Angels Press

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鈥楽topping By Woods On A Snowy Evening鈥�

By Robert Frost

From The Poetry of Robert Frost

Published by Jonathan Cape

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鈥楥hristmas Eve鈥�

By R.S. Thomas

From R.S. Thomas 鈥� Collected Later Poems 1988-2000

Published by Bloodaxe Books

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鈥楾he Bright Field鈥�

By 听R.S. Thomas

From R.S. Thomas 鈥� Poems

Published by Phoenix Poetry

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Extract from 鈥楢 Child鈥檚 Christmas In Wales鈥�

by Dylan Thomas

From A Child's Christmas in Wales & Other Stories and Poems

Published by Macmillan Collector's Library


Broadcast

  • Tue 10 Dec 2024 16:00