From the Birmingham Literature Festival
Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry requested by an audience at the Birmingham Literature Festival, and the audience tell Roger what the requested poems mean to them.
Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry requests from an audience at the Birmingham Literature Festival. the selection is drawn from the top ten most requested poems in the history of the show and includes Adelstrop by Edward Thomas, How Do I Love Thee by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Not Waving but Drowning by Stevie Smith. The audience also tell Roger about what the requested poems mean to them.
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This Week's Poems
All poems taken from ‘Poetry Please: The Nation’s Best Loved Poems’, published by Faber
The Tyger
By William Blake
The Way Through the Woods
By Rudyard Kipling
‘How do I love thee? Let me count the ways’
By Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Fern Hill
By Dylan Thomas
Adlestrop
By Edward Thomas
The Road Not Taken
By Robert Frost
Remember
By Christina Rossetti
Digging
By Seamus Heaney
One Art
By Elizabeth Bishop
Ithaka
By CP Cavafy
Not Waving but Drowning
By Stevie Smith
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
By Robert Frost
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roger McGough |
| Editor | James Cook |
| Producer | Tim Dee |
Broadcasts
- Sun 20 Oct 201316:30BBC Radio 4
- Sat 26 Oct 201323:30BBC Radio 4
