Rowan Williams and Simon Armitage
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has written about Auden, Dostoevsky and tragedy. At Hay Festival he talks to poet Simon Armitage about landscape in poetry.
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has written about Auden, Dostoevsky and tragedy. At Hay Festival he talks to poet Simon Armitage about the imprint of landscapes in Yorkshire, West Wales, and the Middle East, the use of dialect words and reinterpreting myths. Chaired by Rana Mitter.
Books by Rowan Williams include Dostoevsky: Language, Faith and Fiction and The Tragic Imagination. He is Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Books by Simon Armitage include The Unaccompanied, Flit, Selected Poems, Walking Home, Travelling Songs, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Homer's Odyssey. He is
now the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom. You can find out more from his website https://www.simonarmitage.com/
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Producer: Fiona McLean
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Landscape in poetry discussed by Rowan Williams and Simon Armitage at Hay.
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麻豆社 Arts at the Hay Festival 2018
Highlights from the literary extravaganza in Hay-on-Wye.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Rana Mitter |
| Interviewed Guest | Rowan Williams |
| Interviewed Guest | Simon Armitage |
| Producer | Fiona McLean |
Broadcasts
- Wed 30 May 2018 22:00麻豆社 Radio 3
- Thu 28 May 2020 22:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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