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Poetry Extra

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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

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Poetry Extra: Wild Geese

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Wild Geese

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Daljit Nagra selects the best poems from the BBC's poetry archive.

Daljit Nagra selects Wild Geese - the story of what happened next when Mary Oliver's poem went to a man in prison. From 2019.

Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and chooses Wild Geese  the story of what happened next when Mary Oliver's poem was sent to a man in prison. 

A few years ago, a man committed a crime and spent time in prison. In this programme, a group of his friends explore the role a poem played in their collective story. 

The poem is Wild Geese by the recently deceased American poet Mary Oliver.

Thanks to the On Being Project, the programme includes archive audio of Mary Oliver talking about her poem.

Contributors: Mike Chase, Marie-Claire, Angie Wootten, Chris Oates and Rosie Boulton.

Producer: Rosie Boulton

A Must Try Softer production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2019.

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