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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.
Last on
Sat 27 Jan 201823:30
BBC Radio 4
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
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roger McGough |
| Interviewed Guest | Alice Oswald |
Broadcasts
- Sun 21 Jan 201816:30BBC Radio 4
- Sat 27 Jan 201823:30BBC Radio 4