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Do Not Expect Again A Phoenix Hour

by C. Day Lewis

Do Not Expect Again A Phoenix Hour - C. Day Lewis

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Don Juan (extract)

Read by Fleur Adcock

Don Juan (extract) - Lord Byron - Read by Fleur Adcock

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Memorial

by Alice Oswald

Memorial - Alice Oswald

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Extract from The 5th Horseman of the Apocalypse

by John Fairfax

Extract from The 5th Horseman of the Apocalypse - John Fairfax

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Beatus

Beatus - Jan Kemp

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Dante’s ‘heaven’

Dante’s ‘heaven’ - Jan Kemp

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The Ballad of Donna Quixote

The Ballad of Donna Quixote - Jan Kemp

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The Winged Horse

by Hilaire Belloc

The Winged Horse - Hilaire Belloc

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The Ancients of the World

by R. S. Thomas

The Ancients of the World - R. S. Thomas

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Canto 1

Canto 1 - Ezra Pound

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Pike

Pike - Ted Hughes

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Pelt

by Michael Symmons Roberts

Pelt - Michael Symmons Roberts

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The Shrine Whose Shape I Am

by Samuel Menashe

The Shrine Whose Shape I Am - Samuel Menashe

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The Underground

by Seamus Heaney

The Underground - Seamus Heaney

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I Dream I’m the Death of Orpheus

by Adrienne Rich

I Dream I’m the Death of Orpheus - Adrienne Rich

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Waterslain: Diz, Shuck, Beachcomber

by Kevin Crossley Holland

Waterslain: Diz, Shuck, Beachcomber - Kevin Crossley Holland

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Indian Princess Picks Lover out from Gods

Indian Princess Picks Lover out from Gods - Ruth Padel

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The Loch Ness Monster’s Song

by Edwin Morgan

The Loch Ness Monster’s Song - Edwin Morgan

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