The Poet and The Echo

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Short story series in which writers choose poems as inspiration for new stories.

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Andy Clark

James Robertson

Eilidh McCreadie

The Poet and the Echo: Series 1: Ozymandias

Ozymandias

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James Robertson's powerful story inspired by Shelley's poem Ozymandias.

James Robertson's powerful story inspired by Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem Ozymandias.

5 writers choose 5 poems as inspiration for new stories. 

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An unwelcome visitor inspires a meditation on permanence. 

A powerful story inspired by Shelley's poem 'Ozymandias', by the Booker long-listed author James Robertson. 

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Writer ..... James Robertson
Reader ..... Andy Clark
Producer ..... Eilidh McCreadie

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The Poet and the Echo: Series 1

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Short story series in which five writers choose five poems as inspiration for new stories.

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