Poetry Please

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Roger McGough introduces selections of poetry on various themes, chosen by listeners.

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Poetry Please: Larry Beckett

Larry Beckett

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An American poet who emerged in Portland Oregon in the 1960s.

Larry Beckett is an American poet who collaborated with singer-songwriter Tim Buckley in the 1960s and 70s.  His poem Song To The Siren became a hit for Buckley.  His latest work in American Cycle is drawn from American language and folklore and was written over 40 years.
His choice of poems has been picked from requests sent in by listeners to include Matthew Arnold, WB Yeats, Shakespeare and Keats.  He also reads two of his own poems Blue Ridge and John Lennon.

Producer: Maggie Ayre

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