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We were very sad to hear of the passing of the great Fleur Adcock and want to celebrate her life and wonderful poems. We are very proud to have her recordings on the Archive and to be able to preserve them…
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This October marks the birthday of Sylvia Plath. Plath’s influence on modern poetry cannot be overstated, her work irrevocably changed how we think of poetry today. To celebrate her life and work we’ve made a collection featuring two prized recordings…
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German-born Kabir is a poet, visual language artist and designer. In 2023 he became the British Deaf Association’s first UK BSL Poet Laureate. He uses beautiful, expressive and comical signed poetry presented purely in a visual form for both deaf…
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We were very sad to hear of the passing of the great poet John Burnside recently and wanted to celebrate his life and wonderful poems. We are very proud to have his recordings on the Archive and to be able…
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Celebrating National Poetry Day, this year’s theme is ‘counting.’
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Celebrate the poetry of Africa with this collection. Enjoy a selection of poems written and read by African poets and poets of the African diaspora.
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BSL laureates Translating poetry Wendy Cope Christina Rosetti Harry Guest Clive James The Poetry Archive and the British Deaf Association (BDA) are collaborating to celebrate and share the work of the Deaf Laureate, alongside poetry created and signed by deaf…
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Celebrate International Women’s Day this year with a selection of wonderful poems, selected by Maggie Sullivan.
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Sit back and listen to our Listener’s Top Picks from 2023 and enjoy the poetry that resonated with you all this year. Most of our Listener’s favourite poems came from The BBC 100 Collection, to learn more about the collection,…
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The Wordview 2023 collection showcases our winning 2023 poets and their work that captures this extraordinary year for future reflection.