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Weekly opportunity for listeners to revisit the riches of the BBC radio poetry archive

A brand new poetry slot on Radio 4 Extra gives listeners a weekly opportunity to revisit the riches of the BBC radio poetry archive

Poetry Extra: Blood, Sweat, Tears and Poetry

Blood, Sweat, Tears and Poetry

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Poetry Extra, Blood, Sweat, Tears and Poetry

Poet Daljit Nagra introduces Blood, Sweat, Tears and Poetry presented by Patience Agabi.

4 Extra Debut. Poet Daljit Nagra introduces: Blood, Sweat, Tears and Poetry presented by Patience Agabi. From October 2008.

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's radio poetry archive and selects Blood, Sweat, Tears and Poetry with Patience Agabi exploring the relationship between poetry and the workplace.  

Patience Agbabi and some of her fellow poets explore the relationship between poetry and the workplace.  2008's National Poetry Day theme was 'Work', and Patience talks to poets and the people who welcomed them into the workplace to find out what the experience meant to both parties.

Produced by Simon Evans.

First broadcast on Radio 4 in 2008.

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