The Poet and the Echo

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Short story series in which writers choose poems as inspiration for new stories.

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The Poet and the Echo: Jubilate Agno

Jubilate Agno

BBC Radio 4 - The Poet and the Echo, Jubilate Agno

A poignant short story by Jessie Greengrass, inspired by Christopher Smart.

Jessie Greengrass takes inspiration from Jubilate Agno by Christopher Smart in this moving story of the healing power of nature. Read by Jessica Hardwick.

Writers choose poems as inspiration for new stories.

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Jubilate Agno

A young woman, surrounded by silence, finds solace in the freedom of the outdoors.  

A moving story inspired by Christopher Smart’s ‘Jubilate Agno’, by Jessie Greengrass.

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Writer ..... Jessie Greengrass
Reader ..... Jessica Hardwick
Producer ..... Claire Simpson

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