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The Living Poet

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Edgell Rickword
When Edgell Rickword effectively abandoned lyric verse in 1928, he was already an established poet and critic. Since then he has written satires and occasional shorter pieces, some published for the first time in his recent Collected Poems. Alan Young , editor of Edgell Rickword's Essays and Opinions, looks at Rickword's career and introduces a selection of poems read by the author himself. Producer Fraser Steel. BBC Manchester

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Reader:
Edgell Rickword
Presenter:
Alan Young
Producer:
Fraser Steel
Source: Radio Times

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