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Shakespeare 400

As part of the Shakespeare Lives in 2016 programme, celebrating the work of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of his death, the British Council has supported The Poetry Archive to enable us to record and present the Shakespeare 400 Collection. The Shakespeare 400 Collection…

Poet

Patience Agbabi

B. 1965

2 poems available

I write because my ink must flow like blood. The written must be spoken. Patience Agbabi

Poet

Christina Rossetti

B. 1830 D. 1894

6 poems available

Silence is more musical than any song. Christina Rossetti

Poet

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

B. 1806 D. 1861

6 poems available

For grief indeed is love, and grief beside.

Poet

Carol Ann Duffy

B. 1955

6 poems available

Poetry, above all, is a series of intense moments - its power is not in narrative. I'm not dealing with facts, I'm dealing with emotion. Carol Ann Duffy

Poet

Michael Longley

B. 1939

13 poems available

A keeper of the artistic estate, a custodian of griefs and wonders - Seamus Heaney

Poet

Wendy Cope

B. 1945

14 poems available

A jet-age Tennyson - London Review of Books

Poem

The Life of Harry Patch

by Andrew Motion

The Life of Harry Patch - Andrew Motion
Poem

Dutch Portraits

by Wendy Cope

Dutch Portraits - Wendy Cope
Poem

Shakespeare at School

by Wendy Cope

Shakespeare at School - Wendy Cope
Poem

The old men at the swimming pool

by Clive Wilmer

The old men at the swimming pool - Clive Wilmer
Poem

Parole

by Alan Brownjohn

Parole - Alan Brownjohn
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