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BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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The Verb: Silences and Poetry

Silences and Poetry

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, Silences and Poetry

Ian is joined by poets Ilya Kaminsky, Simon Armitage and Julia Copus.

Silences and poetry - The Verb looks at silencing, the imagery of silence, silence needed for writing, and silence as resistance.  Ian McMillan is joined by the new Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, and the poets Ilya Kaminsky and Julia Copus.

Presenter: Ian McMillan
Producer: Faith Lawrence

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