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Great Poets in Their Own Words

Episode 2: Access All Areas 1955-1982

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

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In 50s Britain, poetry becomes more democratic as poets turn away from the obscurity of modernism in favour of more reflective language and subjects. Show more

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