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A Map of British Poetry

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6/12. Coasts and Edges. How has our island character found its way in to our poetry? Andrew Motion continues his exploration of the landscapes of British poetry, with contributions from Barry Cunliffe and Adam Nicolson and poems by Matthew Arnold , Ezra Pound, John Masefield , Stevie Smith , Coleridge, Sylvia Plath and Tennyson. Readers include Philip Madoc and John Nettles. Repeated from Sunday

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Andrew Motion
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Barry Cunliffe
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Adam Nicolson
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Matthew Arnold
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John Masefield
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Stevie Smith
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Sylvia Plath
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John Nettles.
Source: Radio Times

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