Twenty Minutes

Poems from the Proms

Saturday 20 August 2005 19:55-20:15 (Radio 3)

The poet Sean Street, who recently edited a book of radio poems, presents a selection inspired by the Promenade Concerts. This includes an anonymous salute to Sir Henry Wood, a satire to the tune of Jerusalem, as well as poems by Jo Shapcott, Peter Porter and Seamus Heaney. The reader is Tom Durham.

Duration:

20 minutes

Twenty Minutes

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