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The Secret Life of Poetry

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Poems were vital in the war against the Gestapo, and the Bedouin use them to teach children hospitality. As more and more people turn to verse to mark the milestones of experience - births, deaths and marriages - Judith Palmer reveals the secret life of poetry.
(Repeated Saturday 11.30pm)

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Presenter:
Judith Palmer
Producer:
Julian May
Source: Radio Times

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