Poetry Please

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

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Poetry Please: Rachel Long

Rachel Long

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Rachel Long joins Roger McGough to make her selections from listeners' poetry requests.

Rachel Long joins Roger McGough to make a selection of listener requests, from Kei Miller to Sarah Howe, Emily Dickinson to Gboyega Odubanjo.

The poet Rachel Long joins Roger McGough to make a selection of listener requests, from Kei Miller to Sarah Howe, Emily Dickinson to Gboyega Odubanjo.

Rachel Long's debut poetry collection, My Darling from the Lions, was published in 2020. It was shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize, the Costa Poetry Award, the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, the Jhalak Prize and was a TIME book of the year and a Best Poetry Book by the Guardian. 

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