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A Burning Sound: the Poetry of David Gascoyne

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Sean Street's 1995 profile of poet David Gascoyne, who died late last year at the age of 85. He was a highly regarded translator and remembered for his own spiritual poetry, including Night Thoughts, one of the great radio poems of the fifties. He talks about his work and his life, including periods of addiction, silence and disturbance.

Contributors

Interviewer:
Sean Street
Interviewee:
David Gascoyne
Producer:
Julian May

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