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A MATELOT'S MISTRESS

on BBC Home Service Basic

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Charles Causley , the Cornish poet, discusses some of the poems in his new book Union Street' with Robert Waller
During the war Causley served in the Royal Navy, and many of his best-known poems are concerned with the experiences of servicemen facing danger and death and new worlds.
But the sea is the mateloi's mistress
With her big blue baby eyes,
And many a master's ticket
Has she torn in two for a prize.
Readers:
Denis McCarthy , Douglas Leach

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Causley
Unknown:
Robert Waller
Readers:
Denis McCarthy
Readers:
Douglas Leach

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