Adventures in PoetrySeries 10Episodes Episode guide

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1. On First Looking into Chapman's Homer

   6/6Peggy Reynolds explores the stories behind the Keats' poem and its enduring appeal.
2. My Last Duchess

   5/6Peggy Reynolds teases out the many layers of Robert Browning's chilling poem.
3. An Arundel Tomb

   4/6Peggy Reynolds investigates the layers of mystery surrounding Larkin's much-loved poem.
4. Mending Wall

   3/6Robert Frost's Mending Wall gave us the epigram 'good fences make good neighbours'.
5. To My Dear and Loving Husband

   2/6The story behind one of the most tender and enduring of love poems.
6. Adlestrop

   1/6Peggy Reynolds examines the enduring appeal of Edward Thomas' evocative poem.