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Maledictions and Disaffections - Poetry That Doesn't Please
Not all poetry comes out of praise and celebration. Matthew Parris delves deep into hate poems: curses, spells, the poetic equivalent of a doll and a box of pins.
Not all poetry comes out of praise and celebration. An anthology of spells and grudges presented by Matthew Parris, delving deep into hate poems: the poetic equivalent of a doll and a box of pins. Horace and Catullus begin it all but bad-mouthing stretches to the football terraces and the family photo album. Anger is an energy and curses are alive and well even if witches are not.
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Sat 27 Aug 201123:30
BBC Radio 4
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- Sun 21 Aug 201116:30BBC Radio 4 FM
- Sat 27 Aug 201123:30BBC Radio 4
