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The Mighty Dead
Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s paws… (Sonnet 19)
Read by James Fenton
Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s paws… (Sonnet 19) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
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My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun… (Sonnet 130)
Read by James Fenton
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun… (Sonnet 130) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
Poem
Vertigo - Christian Campbell
Poem
At Cienfuegos I - Velma Pollard
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Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802
Read by Adam Foulds
Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 - William Wordsworth - Read by Adam Foulds
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Pied Beauty
Read by Mimi Khalvati
Pied Beauty - Gerard Manley Hopkins - Read by Mimi Khalvati
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She Walks in Beauty
Read by Fleur Adcock
by Lord Byron
She Walks in Beauty - Lord Byron - Read by Fleur Adcock
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Beppo (extract)
Read by Fleur Adcock
by Lord Byron