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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'
Poet
Alice Oswald
B. 1966
Alice Oswald throws the windows of the imagination open; she places a fingertip on the pulse of tradition, and proves it is still very much alive - The Times
The Mighty Dead
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d
Read by David Yezzi
by Walt Whitman
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d - Walt Whitman - Read by David Yezzi
Poem
by Justin Quinn
Weed - Justin Quinn
Poem
The burning - Kelwyn Sole
Poem
Cherry Tree, at Dusk - Stewart Conn
The Mighty Dead
A Shropshire Lad II: Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Read by Alan Brownjohn
by A E Housman
A Shropshire Lad II: Loveliest of trees, the cherry now - A E Housman - Read by Alan Brownjohn
The Mighty Dead
A Shropshire Lad XXXI: On Wenlock Edge
Read by Alan Brownjohn
by A E Housman