Liz Lochhead
Roger McGough is joined by his old friend Liz Lochhead, who shares a selection of her favourite poems from the Poetry Please archive of listeners' requests. Her choices include Norman MacCaig, Seamus Heaney, Mark Doty and John Cooper Clarke.
Producer: Mair Bosworth.
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This Week's Poems
O Westron Wind
By Anon
The Twa Corbies
By William Motherwell
From Auld Scots Ballants
Published by Alexander Gardner
I Wrote The Songs
By John Cooper Clark
BBC Archive recording
What the Pool Said on Midsummer’s Day
By Liz Lochhead
From A Choosing: Selected Poems
Published by Polygon
Let Me Die a Young Man’s Death.
By Roger McGough
From Roger McGough – Collected Poems
Published by Viking
Wings
By Miroslav Holub
Translated by George Theiner
From Poems Before & After: Collected English Translations
Bloodaxe Books
Toad
By Norman MacCaig
From Norman MacCaig – Selected Poems
Published by Chatto & Windus
The Skunk
By Seamus Heaney
From Opened Ground – Poems 1966-1996
Published by Faber and Faber
The Embrace
By Mark Doty
From Sweet Machine
Published by HarperCollins
Forgetfulness
By Billy Collins
From Questions About Angels
Published by The University of Pittsburgh Press
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roger McGough |
| Interviewed Guest | Liz Lochhead |
| Producer | Mair Bosworth |
Broadcasts
- Sun 25 Feb 201816:30BBC Radio 4
- Sat 3 Mar 201823:30BBC Radio 4
