Lemn Sissay
Roger McGough is joined by poet Lemn Sissay MBE, who shares a selection of his favourite poems from the Poetry Please archive of listeners' requests.
Roger McGough is joined by celebrated poet, writer and playwright, Lemn Sissay MBE, who shares a selection of his favourite poems from the archive of listeners' requests.
Lemn talks about how poets and poems are like his family, his nearest and dearest being choices including the Ethiopian Poet Laureate, Tsegaye Gabriel-Medhin, American Poet Laureate, Tracy K Smith, Michael Rosen, Britain's Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy and Scottish Makar, Jackie Kay.
Also joining Roger and Lemn in the studio is the poet, Caroline Bird, shortlisted for the TS Eliot Award 2017, the Ted Hughes Award 2017, and the Dylan Thomas Prize twice in 2008 and 2010.
Producer: Sarah Addezio.
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This Week's Poems
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This is where I am
By Tsegaye Gabre- Medhin
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After听A Line by Goethe
By Tracy K Smith
Unpublished
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Extract from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
By Samuel Taylor Coleridge
From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Other Poems
Published by Dover Publications Inc.
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The Data Have Landed
By Michael Rosen
Taken from
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April Sunshine
By Jackie Kay
From Bantam
Published by Picador
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From Mrs Tiresias
By Carol Ann Duffy
From The World鈥檚 Wife
Published by Picador
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Eye Contact
By Caroline Bird
From In These Days of Prohibition
Published by Carcanet
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The Man on the Moon
By Lemn Sissay
From the Emperor鈥檚 Watchmaker
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roger McGough |
| Interviewed Guest | Lemn Sissay |
| Interviewed Guest | Caroline Bird |
| Producer | Sarah Addezio |
Broadcasts
- Sun 8 Jul 2018 16:30蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
- Sat 14 Jul 2018 23:30蜜芽传媒 Radio 4