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Sep 21, 2022
First Day At School: A Poem by Roger McGough
The poet gets inside the mind of a very young child in a brand-new environment
Roger McGough (born in November 1937) is one of the most popular British poets to have emerged…
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Sep 7, 2022
Extempore Effusion Upon the Death of James Hogg: a Poem by William Wordsworth
A somewhat strange late…
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Sep 16, 2022
On The Ning Nang Nong: A Poem by Spike Milligan
A typical nonsense piece by a comedic master
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