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A Parade of Beast Doodles

by Zaro Weil

0:48 listening time

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A small dragon

by Brian Patten

0:59 listening time

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Albatross

by Laura Mucha

0:46 listening time

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Interview
An Interview with Andrew Fusek-Peters

Hi I'm Andrew Fusek-Peters and I'm a poet. I live in Shropshire, England with my wife ...

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An Interview with Jackie Kay

Join Jackie Kay as she reveals the musical influences on her award-winning poetry, and ...

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Ancestors Say Goodbye

by John Lyons

2:14 listening time

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Andrew Fusek-Peters

His readings have a musical quality and are also very varied in style. Listen to the ...

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Andrew Fusek-Peters and Polly Peters

Andrew Fusek Peters (b. 1965) and Polly Peters (b. 1965) have written and edited more ...

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Anger

by John Foster

0:16 listening time

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Benjamin Zephaniah

Benjamin Zephaniah was born in Birmingham, and grew up in Jamaica and in Handsworth, ...

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Brian Patten

It’s no wonder that Brian Patten’s poems appeal to both children and adults – he’s a ...

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Bruises Heal

by Andrew Fusek-Peters and Polly Peters

1:08 listening time

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