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Armistice Day Poems

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A selection of poems for Armistice Day scattered through the radio 4 schedule like poppies in a field of wheat.

Armistice Day Poems: Souvenirs of Versailles, by Douglas Dunn

Souvenirs of Versailles, by Douglas Dunn

BBC Radio 4 - Armistice Day Poems, Souvenirs of Versailles, by Douglas Dunn

Douglas Dunn reads his poem Souvenirs of Versailles. One of ten poems for Armistice Day.

Douglas Dunn reads his poem, Souvenirs of Versailles. One of ten poems for Armistice day. All our poems are taken from Armistice: A Laureate's Choice of Poems of War and Peace edited by Carol Ann Duffy and published by Faber & Faber in the UK.

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