Words of change for National Poetry Day

This year for National Poetry Day, #BBCLocalPoets celebrates 12 exciting new poems on the theme of change. The poets are each based in one of the BBC’s 12 regions in England, and were inspired by listeners, local people, landscapes and language.

Featuring the words and voices of poets:
Rowan McCabe for BBC Radio Newcastle
Nicole May for BBC Radio Manchester
Kate Fox for BBC Radio York
Kirsten Irving for BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Andrew Graves for BBC Radio Nottingham
Sebbie Mudhai for BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire
John Clegg for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Angela France for BBC Radio Gloucestershire
Abigail Parry for BBC Radio Solent
Momtaza Mehri for BBC Radio London
John McCullough for BBC Radio Sussex
Katrina Naomi for BBC Radio Cornwall

Presented by Becca Bryers.