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The Mighty Dead
Oh Mistress Mine
Read by Jude Law
The Mighty Dead
Wild Nights
Read by Helen Mirren
The Mighty Dead
The Passionate Shepherd to his Love
Read by Ian McKellen
The Mighty Dead
She Walks in Beauty
Read by Jude Law
by Lord Byron
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Kate Tempest
B. 1985
Tempest has forged her own voice, unlike anything else in the mainstream poetry world. The Independent
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Patience Agbabi
B. 1965
I write because my ink must flow like blood. The written must be spoken. Patience Agbabi
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Edward Thomas
B. 1878 D. 1917
The simple lack / Of her is more to me / Than others' presence. Edward Thomas, 'The Unknown'
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Laurie Lee
B. 1914 D. 1997
It was a world that I wanted to record because it was such a miracle visitation to me. - Laurie Lee