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Poetry Societies – The East Coker Poetry Group

Daljit Nagra selects Poetry Societies - The East Coker Poetry Group set up in honour of TS Eliot. Presented by Judith Palmer.

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the Âé¶¹Éç's poetry archive and selects Poetry Societies - The East Coker Poetry Group which was set up in the village near Yeovil, Somerset. East Coker is the place where TS Eliot's ashes are laid to rest and where a vigorous poetry group has sprung up.

Presenter Judith Palmer joins its members at the local pub for an evening of floral poetry.

Producer: Christine Hall

First broadcast on Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 in 2007.

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30 minutes

On radio

Sun 11 Jan 2026 07:00

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