The Essay

Under the Influence Part 1

Monday 30 July 2007 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)

Three contemporary poets talk about poets whose work has influenced their own.

Duration:

15 minutes

Playlist:

1/3. Anne Stevenson is now in her seventies and for all her writing life TS Eliot has been a constant presence. It is not his religious thinking, nor his striking imagery that influenced her, but rather the rhythms of Eliot's verse.

The Essay

Episode and Playlist Information

• 13 Aug 07 The Proms at 80
• 9 Aug 07 Stones That Speak
• 8 Aug 07 Stones that Speak
• 6 Aug 07 Stones that Speak
• 2 Aug 07 Under the Influence
• 1 Aug 07 Under the Influence
• 30 Jul 07 Under the Influence
• 26 Jul 07 Bibliomania
• 24 Jul 07 Bibliomania
• 23 Jul 07 Bibliomania