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The Combat

by Edwin Muir

The Combat - Edwin Muir
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Henley on Thames

by John Betjeman

Henley on Thames - John Betjeman
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Mother Tongue

by Gwyneth Lewis

Mother Tongue - Gwyneth Lewis
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Jhoota Kunda Ballads: The Ghosts of Cranford Park!

by Daljit Nagra

Jhoota Kunda Ballads: The Ghosts of Cranford Park! - Daljit Nagra
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The Hunt

by Don Paterson

The Hunt - Don Paterson
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How we became the pirates

by Kei Miller

How we became the pirates - Kei Miller
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Warming Her Pearls

by Carol Ann Duffy

Warming Her Pearls - Carol Ann Duffy
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The Sightseers

by Paul Muldoon

The Sightseers - Paul Muldoon
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The Fat Black Woman Goes Shopping

by Grace Nichols

The Fat Black Woman Goes Shopping - Grace Nichols
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Men and their Boring Arguments

by Wendy Cope

Men and their Boring Arguments - Wendy Cope
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Jacko’s Girl

by Selima Hill

Jacko’s Girl - Selima Hill
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At North Farm

by John Ashbery

At North Farm - John Ashbery
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Prodigy

by Charles Simic

Prodigy - Charles Simic
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Her Kind – for BBC 100

by Anne Sexton

Her Kind – for BBC 100 - Anne Sexton
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On Neal Cassidy’s Ashes

by Allen Ginsberg

On Neal Cassidy’s Ashes - Allen Ginsberg
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The Making of the Drum

by Kamau Brathwaite

The Making of the Drum - Kamau Brathwaite
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Prayer Before Birth – for BBC 100 Years

by Louis MacNeice

Prayer Before Birth – for BBC 100 Years - Louis MacNeice
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Still Falls the Rain – for BBC 100 Years

by Edith Sitwell

Still Falls the Rain – for BBC 100 Years - Edith Sitwell
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