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The Lost Sea

by Jenny Joseph

The Lost Sea - Jenny Joseph

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You’re

by Sylvia Plath

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The Intruder

The Intruder - Roy Fisher

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The Ruin

by Frances Cornford

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Kanheri Caves

Kanheri Caves - Dom Moraes

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Armor’s Undermining Modesty

by Marianne Moore

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‘Timothy Winters’ for BBC 100

by Charles Causley

‘Timothy Winters’ for BBC 100 - Charles Causley

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Pike (with Introduction)

Pike (with Introduction) - Ted Hughes

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Coronation Ode / A Prayer for the King’s Reign

by John Masefield

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The Hand That Signed The Paper

by Dylan Thomas

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Mother Among the Dustbins

by Stevie Smith

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Missing Dates

by William Empson

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Overture to Death Part 1

by C. Day Lewis

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Shorter Chaucer Tales

by Caroline Bergvall

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The Day My Pad Went Mad

by John Cooper Clarke

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Badly Chosen Lover

by Rosemary Tonks

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The Night of the Scorpion

by Nissim Ezekiel

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Directive

by Robert Frost

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