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Philip Levine

B. 1934 D. 2015

5 poems available

A large, ironic Whitman of the industrial heartland - Edward Hirsch

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E A Markham

B. 1939 D. 2008

4 poems available

Markham is tireless in his resistance to orthodoxy, whether artistic, cultural or political. He speaks as he finds, in multiple, unpredictable voices. (Sean O'Brien)

The Mighty Dead

To the Poor

Read by Denise Riley
To the Poor - Anna Laetitia Barbauld - Read by Denise Riley
The Mighty Dead

London

Read by Mimi Khalvati
London - William Blake - Read by Mimi Khalvati
The Mighty Dead
The Chimney Sweeper: ‘When my mother died I was very young’ - William Blake - Read by Mimi Khalvati
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Home - Dorothea Smartt
Poem
Price We Pay for the Sun - Grace Nichols
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Lies and Longing - Linda Gregg
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Pass Me de Banana Wine - Felix Dennis
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Washing the Coins - Douglas Dunn
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