Poetry Extra: John Clare

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Poetry Extra: John Clare: Under the Influence and Thinking on Their Feet

John Clare: Under the Influence and Thinking on Their Feet

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Poetry Extra, John Clare: Under the Influence and Thinking on Their Feet

Daljit Nagra chooses the poetry of John Clare.

4 Extra Debut. Poet in Residence Daljit Nagra chooses Under the Influence and Thinking on Their Feet - the poetry of John Clare. From 2002.

BBC Radio 4's Poet in Residence, Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's radio poetry archive with 'Under The Influence' and 'Thinking On Their Feet' - featuring the poetry of John Clare.

* Under The Influence: 
Alison Brackenbury describes how her lifelong admiration of Northamptonshire poet John Clare has influenced her own verse. First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 2009. 

* Thinking On Their Feet:
Novelist Richard Francis walks in the footsteps of the poet John Clare and visits Helpston in Northamptonshire. Joined by academic and writer Simon Koveshi, they discuss John's life and work and how walking helped inspire his poetry. First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 2002.

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