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Christopher Logue

B. 1926 D. 2011

1 poem available

Poetry cannot be defined, only experienced. - Christopher Logue

Poet

George Mackay Brown

B. 1921 D. 1996

5 poems available

The essence of Orkney's magic is silence, loneliness and the deep marvellous rhythms of sea and land, darkness and light. - George Mackay Brown

Poet

Kathleen Raine

B. 1908 D. 2003

4 poems available

Young or old / What was I but the story told / By an unageing one? (Kathleen Raine, from 'Ah, many, many are the dead...')

Poem

The Wise Farmer

by Tom Pow

The Wise Farmer - Tom Pow
Poem

Poundland

by Simon Armitage

Poundland - Simon Armitage
Poem

The National Trust

by Laurence Lerner

The National Trust - Laurence Lerner
Poem

Do Not Expect Again A Phoenix Hour

by C. Day Lewis

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

Don Juan (extract)

Read by Fleur Adcock

by Lord Byron

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

Memorial

by Alice Oswald

Memorial - Alice Oswald
Poem

Extract from The 5th Horseman of the Apocalypse

by John Fairfax

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

The Ballad of Donna Quixote

by Jan Kemp

The Ballad of Donna Quixote - Jan Kemp
Poem

Dante’s ‘heaven’

by Jan Kemp

Dante’s ‘heaven’ - Jan Kemp
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