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Dean Atta

The author and poet Dean Atta curates a selection of poetry chosen by listeners.

The author and poet Dean Atta curates a selection of poetry chosen by listeners. In the mix are Zia Ahmed's Mango, John Agard's Flag, Jeda Pearl's Inheritance Reverb and Kim Moore's My People, alongside some Keats. Dean reads a poem he wrote when he was 18 and a more recent work from his upcoming collection.

28 minutes

Last on

Tue 23 Jun 2026 16:00

The Week's Poems


Mango, by Zia Ahmed

Standalone spoken word poem 鈥� not currently published.

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Flag by John Agard

From Half-Caste and Other Poems

Published by Hodder Children鈥檚 Books

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My People, by Kim Moore

From Art of Falling

Published by Seren

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Fatherless Nation, by Dean Atta

From I Am Nobody's Nigger

Published by Westbourne Press

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The Door, by Miroslav Holub

From Poems Before & After, translated by Ian and Jarmila Milner.听

Published by Bloodaxe Books

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The Right Word, by Imtiaz Dharker

From The Terrorist at My Table

Published by Bloodaxe Books

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What the Thrush Said, by John Keats

From John Keats: The Complete Poems

Published by penguin Classics


Inheritance reverb, by Jeda Pearl

From Time Cleaves Itself

Published by Peepal Press

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The Guesthouse, by Rumi

From Rumi: Selected Poems (an interpretation by the American poet, Coleman Barks)

Published by Penguin

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Darling, by Dean Atta

From his forthcoming collection - not yet published


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  • Tue 23 Jun 2026 16:00