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Poetry Archive Now Wordview 2022 Winners

The Wordview 2022 collection showcases our winning 2022 poets and their work that captures this extraordinary year for future reflection.

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Simon Armitage: Guided Tour of the BBC 100 Collection

Celebrating 100 years of poetry on the BBC with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage

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Stephen Lightbown – 10 poems from ‘The Last Custodian’

by Stephen Lightbown

Stephen Lightbown – 10 poems from ‘The Last Custodian’ - Stephen Lightbown

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Stephen Lightbown

B. 1979

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Stephen Lightbown was born in Blackburn, Lancashire. In 1996, aged 16, he experienced a life-changing accident and is now paralysed from below the waist. Lightbown writes extensively but not exclusively about his life as a wheelchair user. He teaches yoga…

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Imtiaz Dharker and Malika Booker – ‘Between The Ears’ for BBC 100

by Imtiaz Dharker

Imtiaz Dharker and Malika Booker – ‘Between The Ears’ for BBC 100 - Imtiaz Dharker

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Last Words

by Michael Symmons Roberts

Last Words - Michael Symmons Roberts

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Doun de Road

by Linton Kwesi Johnson

Doun de Road - Linton Kwesi Johnson

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‘A is for ‘Announcer’ by Eleanor Farjeon – for BBC 100

by Eleanor Farjeon

‘A is for ‘Announcer’ by Eleanor Farjeon – for BBC 100 - Eleanor Farjeon

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The Sundial

by Gillian Clarke

The Sundial - Gillian Clarke

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The Nightfishing

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‘Jaguar Girl’ for BBC 100

by Pascale Petit

‘Jaguar Girl’ for BBC 100 - Pascale Petit

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The Applicant

by Sylvia Plath

The Applicant - Sylvia Plath

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‘Idanre’ for BBC 100

by Wole Soyinka

‘Idanre’ for BBC 100 - Wole Soyinka

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In Parenthesis

In Parenthesis - David Jones

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Windrush Child

Windrush Child - John Agard

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ABC in Sound

ABC in Sound - Bob Cobbing

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While summer suns o’er the gay prospect play’d

Read by Will Burns

by Thomas Warton

While summer suns o’er the gay prospect play’d - Thomas Warton - Read by Will Burns

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An Autumn Homily

Read by Pascale Petit

by Alfred Austin

An Autumn Homily - Alfred Austin - Read by Pascale Petit

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