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Kintra: A new poetry resource for schools, a poet with the heart of a teenage rocker, and connecting Carrickfergus Castle to Australia.

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A new poetry resource for schools, a poet with the heart of a teenage rocker, and connecting Carrickfergus Castle to Australia.

BBC Radio Ulster - Kintra, A new poetry resource for schools, a poet with the heart of a teenage rocker, and connecting Carrickfergus Castle to Australia.

A new school poetry resource, a poet’s surprising heart-song, and a yarn about a photo.

Fun and games online with a new poetry resource, a poet revs up for a much-loved heart-song from her teens, and the Kintra yarn that was prompted an Australian request.

Jonnie Crawford talks to Darren Gibson about his new online poetry resource for Schools – “Twarthy Poems” while poet Anne McMaster talks about the first album she bought as a 15 year old – she still knows all the words and has picked a surprising track for her heart song.
Willie Hill follows through on a Kintra story from a few weeks ago that prompted an Australian woman to get in touch with the programme and Rab Lennox completes this week’s team.
As always listeners are encouraged to contact the programme if they’ve a good Ulster-Scots yarn, song or event to talk about.  The easiest way to do that is by email - kintra@bbc.co.uk.



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