Borders Met and Crossed

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and analyses captivating poetry programmes - this week The Echo Chamber - Borders Met and Crossed.

Adventures in strong language - performed and from the page - introduced by a master of poetic ceremonies, Paul Farley.

The River Styx where the dead arrive and the shape-shifting places where people become other animals are among the subjects.

Jo Shapcott, James Lasdun and Simon Armitage come to the edge and shout their poems across.

Producer: Tim Dee

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.