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A Burning Sound: the Poetry of David Gasgoyne
When he was 16 in 1932, Gasgoyne published his first book of poems; a year later his novel appeared, and in 1935 his book on surrealism. He moved to Paris where he was friends with Salvador Dali , Andre Breton , Max Ernst and Paul Eluard. He became highly regarded as a translator, and wrote Night Thoughts, one of the great radio poems of the 1950s. He is still writing, and has just published his Selected Poems and Selected
Verse Translations. He talks to Sean Street about his work and life.
Producer Julian May. Rptd Friday at 9.30pm

Contributors

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David Gasgoyne
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Salvador Dali
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Andre Breton
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Max Ernst
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Paul Eluard.
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Sean Street
Source: Radio Times

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