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Alice Oswald

Roger McGough is joined by Radio 4 poet in residence Alice Oswald, who picks her favourite poems for the programme.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 27 Jan 201823:30

This Week's Poems

How Water Began to Play

By Ted Hughes

From Crow – From the Life and Songs of Crow

Published by Faber and Faber

The Cremation of Sam McGee

by Robert Service

From The Spell of the Yukon

Published by Book Jungle

New Numbers

by Christopher Logue

From New Numbers

Published by Jonathan Cape

The Steeple Jack

by Marianne Moore

From Marianne More – Complete Poems

Published by Faber and Faber

The Black Heralds

By Cesar Vallejo

Translated by Valentino Gianuzzi and Michael Smith

From The Black Heralds and Other Early Poems

Published by Shearsman Books

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterRoger McGough
Interviewed GuestAlice Oswald

Broadcasts

  • Sun 21 Jan 201816:30
  • Sat 27 Jan 201823:30