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The Fruits of Summer

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Bees, hay and swallows make a bountiful summer.

Bees, hay and swallows make a bountiful summer. The National Poet of Wales reads from her journal about life on her small-holding in rural West Wales.

National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke, who has recently been awarded The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry 2010, reads from her journal about life on her small holding in rural West Wales. Bees, a successful harvest of hay and a family of swallows make a bountiful summer.

The Welsh landscape and the healing power of nature are both driving forces in Gillian Clarke's poetry and prose. These readings are adapted from At the Source: Prose Writings by Gillian Clarke, published by Carcanet. The music is Clowns by Goldfrapp.

Producer: Willa King
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Gillian Clarke, National Poet of Wales, reads from her journal about life in Wales

Gillian Clarke, National Poet of Wales, reads from her journal about life on her smallholding in rural West Wales

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