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Poets Don't Drive

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Why don't poets drive? Are their minds on higher things or are they just too impractical? Ian McMillan , who firmly believes "driving is best left to those with no imagination", hits the road, to find out if non-driving poets write better poetry than drivers. Roger McGough , Kenneth Steven , Lemn Sissay and Brian Patten celebrate the passenger seat whilst Simon Armitage and Wendy Cope celebrate its Poetic possibilities. Producer Sara Jane Hall

Contributors

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Ian McMillan
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Roger McGough
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Kenneth Steven
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Lemn Sissay
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Brian Patten
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Simon Armitage
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Wendy Cope
Producer:
Sara Jane Hall
Source: Radio Times

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