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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.

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Tuesday 16:00

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 

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  • Tuesday 16:00