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

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Poetry Please: Benjamin Zephaniah

Benjamin Zephaniah

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Roger McGough is joined by Benjamin Zephaniah, who shares poems from listener requests.

Benjamin Zephaniah joins Roger McGough, sharing a selection of poems from listener requests, including favourites by John Clare, Mary Jean Chan and Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Roger McGough is joined in the studio by Benjamin Zephaniah, who shares a selection of favourite poems from listener requests.

These include classics by John Clare, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Spike Milligan; as well as a poem new to Roger, by the Chinese scholar Zhimo Xu written about Cambridge, newer works by Mary Jean Chan and Joelle Taylor, and one of Benjamin's own about his love of hedgehogs. 

Benjamin Zephaniah is a dub poet and author who's written for children, teenagers and adults. His first poetry collection, Pen Rhythm, was published in 1980. Recent books include two volumes autobiography, Benjamin Zephaniah: My Story and The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah. 

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