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A Map of British Poetry

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8/12. Flatlands. What inspiration is there in all that sky? Can flat places have as much character as hill or coasts? And do poets crouch or stand tall? Poet laureate Andrew Motion continues his exploration of the landscapes of British poetry, with contributions from John Barrell and Richard Mabey , and poems by John Clare , John Keats , WH Auden, Philip Larkin and Lavinia Greenlaw. The reader is Tom Courtenay. Repeated from Sunday

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Andrew Motion
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John Barrell
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Richard Mabey
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John Clare
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John Keats
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Philip Larkin
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Lavinia Greenlaw.
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Tom Courtenay.
Source: Radio Times

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