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Mending Wall

Adventures in PoetrySeries 10
Episode 3 of 6

Peggy Reynolds explores the background, effect and appeal of some well-loved poems. Robert Frost's Mending Wall, which gave us the epigram 'good fences make good neighbours'.

Peggy Reynolds explores the background, effect and lasting appeal of some well-loved poems.

Robert Frost's Mending Wall gave us the epigram 'good fences make good neighbours'. They don't, of course, but we still need our walls and hedges. Peggy meets sheep farmers, wall artists and poetry enthusiasts as she explores the stories behind the poem.

26 minutes

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Sat 28 Nov 200923:30
BBC Radio 4

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