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Poem

Photograph of Chet Baker

by Will Burns

Photograph of Chet Baker - Will Burns
Poem

It’s Chinatown

by Flora de Falbe

It’s Chinatown - Flora de Falbe
Poem

James Brown’s Rhetoric

by George Elliott Clarke

James Brown’s Rhetoric - George Elliott Clarke
Poem

A Call

by Alan Brownjohn

A Call - Alan Brownjohn
Poem

The Old Masters

by Peter Didsbury

The Old Masters - Peter Didsbury
The Mighty Dead

Ozymandias

Read by Kit Wright

by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelley - Read by Kit Wright
The Mighty Dead

On Shakespeare, 1630

Read by Helen Dunmore

by John Milton

On Shakespeare, 1630 - John Milton - Read by Helen Dunmore
Poem

On the Inevitable Decline into Mediocrity of the Popular Musician who Attains a Comfortable Middle Age

by David Musgrave

On the Inevitable Decline into Mediocrity of the Popular Musician who Attains a Comfortable Middle Age - David Musgrave
Poem

The Pete Doherty in Prison Poem

by Chris McCabe

The Pete Doherty in Prison Poem - Chris McCabe
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Elegant Sibyl

by Ruth Fainlight

Elegant Sibyl - Ruth Fainlight
Poem

The Truly Great

by Stephen Spender

The Truly Great - Stephen Spender
Poem

Hattie McDaniel Arrives at the Coconut Grove

by Rita Dove

Hattie McDaniel Arrives at the Coconut Grove - Rita Dove
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