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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Anne Lacey

Janice Galloway

Eilidh McCreadie

The Poet and the Echo: Series 1: Song of Myself

Song of Myself

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 - The Poet and the Echo, Series 1, Song of Myself

An uplifting story by Janice Galloway, inspired by Walt Whitman's poem Song of Myself.

5 writers choose 5 poems as inspiration for new stories. 

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A traveller finds freedom in the Blue Ridge Mountains. 

A story inspired by Walt Whitman's 'Song of Myself', by Janice Galloway. 

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Writer ..... Janice Galloway
Reader ..... Anne Lacey
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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