Benjamin Zephaniah
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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This Week's Poems
Tulips
by Wendy Cope
From If I Don’t Know
Published by Faber & Faber
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The ABC
by Spike Milligan
From A Children's Treasury of Milligan : Classic Stories and Poems
Published by Virgin Books
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Ozymandias
by Percy Bysshe Shelley
From Shelley’s Poetry and Prose
Published by W.W. Norton and Company
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Homing
by Liz Berry
From Black Country
Published by Chatto and Windus
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Luv Song
By Benjamin Zephaniah
From Talking Turkeys
Published by Puffin Poetry
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Saying Goodbye to Cambridge Again
by XuÌýZhimo
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The Girl Who Was Not Allowed to Sing
by Joelle Taylor
From The Best Poetry Book in the World
Published by Burning Eye Books
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Practice
by Mary Jean Chan
from Fleche
Published by Faber & Faber
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The Instinct of Hope
by John Clare
Broadcasts
- Sun 26 Nov 2023 16:30Â鶹Éç Radio 4
- Sun 3 Dec 2023 00:15Â鶹Éç Radio 4
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