Four Midlands Poets
Roger McGough and four Midlands poets are on stage at the Birmingham Literature Festival to read their favourite poems of the region along with new ones of their own.
Roger McGough and four Midlands poets are on stage at the Birmingham Literature Festival to read their favourite poems of the region along with new ones of their own. The poets are Bohdan Piasecki, Stephen Morrison-Burke, Jacqui Rowe and Liz Berry. Birmingham will rarely have sounded brighter. Producer: Tim Dee.
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This Week's Poems
Middle Child
By Stephen Morrison-Burke
Unpublished
Iron Oss
By Liz Berry
Unpublished
On a Line
By Jacqui Rowe
Unpublished
Moor Street Hail (Moving to Birmingham)
By Bohdan Piasecki
Unpublished
Dulce et Decorum Est
by Wilfred Owen
From The Poems of Wilfred Owen
Published by The Hogarth Press
The Collier Lass Love Song
Anon
From The Folklore and Songs of the Black Country Colliers
Published by Broadside Books
Tragic Accident by Luke Kennard
From A Lost Expression
Published by Salt Publishing
Mechanical Electrical
By Jacqui Rowe
Unpublished
Queueing for Escalators at the Bullring
By Bohdan Piasecki
Unpublished
West Midlands Campfire
By Stephen Morrison-Burke
Unpublished
Lullaby
By Liz Berry
Unpublished
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roger McGough |
Broadcasts
- Sun 12 Oct 201416:30BBC Radio 4
- Sat 18 Oct 201423:30BBC Radio 4
