The Poetry Exchange
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The Poetry Exchange talks to people about the poem that has been a friend to them. In each episode you will hear our guest talking about their chosen poem and the part it has played in their life, as well as a recording of the poem that we make as a gift for them. Our podcast features conversations with people from all walks of life, as well as a range of special guests. Join us to discover the power of poetry in people’s lives. Silver Award Winner for Most Original Podcast at the British Podcast Awards 2018.
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Poems with Friends: Sally Anglesea
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Poems with Friends: Alison McManus
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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100. Having a Coke with You by Frank O'Hara - A Friend to Michael Shaeffer
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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99. On Wenlock Edge by A. E. Housman - A Friend to Serena Trowbridge
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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98. White Egrets (I) by Derek Walcott - A Friend to Nick Makoha
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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97. Morning by Frank O'Hara - A Friend to Tamar Yoseloff
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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96. A Kite for Aibhín by Seamus Heaney - A Friend to Fiona
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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95. The World as Meditation by Wallace Stevens - A Friend to David
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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94. Poems as Friends at Norfolk & Norwich Festival
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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93. The Envoy of Mr. Cogito by Zbigniew Herbert - A Friend to Nick Laird
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May 30, 2024 |
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92. Meeting Point by Louis MacNeice - A Friend to Imtiaz Dharker
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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91. The Domestic Science of Sunday Dinner by Lorna Goodison - A Friend to Malika Booker
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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90. Dis Poetry by Benjamin Zephaniah - A Friend to Roy McFarlane
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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89. The Thrush by Edward Thomas - A Friend to Simon Crompton
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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88. REVISITED: Love by George Herbert - A Friend to Andrew Scott
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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87. Ceasefire by Michael Longley - A Friend to Jacqueline Saphra
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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86. The Daughter by Carmen Giménez - A Friend to Gita Ralleigh
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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85. Timothy Winters by Charles Causley - A Friend to Tim Kiely
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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84. Little Champion by Tony Hoagland - A Friend to Michael Mark
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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83. You Don't Know What Love Is by Kim Addonizio - A Friend to Salena Godden
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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82. What Survives by Rainer Maria Rilke - A Friend to Lois P. Jones
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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81. My Dark Horses by Jodie Hollander - A Friend to Rosie Garland
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May 25, 2023 |
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80. REVISITED: Remember by Joy Harjo - A Friend to Rachel Eliza Griffiths
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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79. REVISITED: Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed) by Frank O'Hara - A Friend to Harry
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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78. REVISITED: The force that through the green fuse drives the flower by Dylan Thomas - A Friend to Angela
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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77. Grief by Matthew Dickman - A Friend to Rowena Knight
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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76. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot - A Friend To Ella Frears
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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75. Acquainted with the Night by Robert Frost - A Friend to Glyn Maxwell
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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74. Poem in October by Dylan Thomas - A Friend to Alex
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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73. SkyLines Festival featuring Roz Goddard & Rishi Dastidar
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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72. Truth by Jean Binta Breeze - A Friend to Sue Brown
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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71. Love Song For Words by Nazik al-Mala'ika - A Friend to Maryam
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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70. On Marriage by Kahlil Gibran - A Friend to India & Samira
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May 23, 2022 |
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69. Fisherman by Dennis Scott - A Friend to Michael
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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68. The Lake Isle of Innisfree - A Friend to Sue
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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67. The Way Home By Liz Berry - A Friend To Casey Bailey
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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66. On The Departure Platform - A Friend to Gill
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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65. Song Of Myself by Walt Whitman - A Friend To Andrea
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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64. Kubla Khan by Coleridge - A Friend To Gregory Leadbetter
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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63. Old Mary by Gwendolyn Brooks - A Friend to Pete
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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62. Eve Remembering by Toni Morrison - A Friend to Maria
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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61. The Republic of Motherhood by Liz Berry - A Friend to Ana
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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60. From Blossoms by Li-Young Lee - A Friend to Jessica
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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59. Good Lord The Light by Christian Wiman - A Friend to Krista Tippett
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May 20, 2021 |
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58. The Horses by Ted Hughes - A Friend to Lewi
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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57. Still I Rise by Maya Angelou - A Friend to Fehmida
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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56. Aubade by Philip Larkin - A Friend to Tom
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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55. Mushrooms by Sylvia Plath - A Friend to Jenny
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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54. A Recovered Memory of Water by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill - A Friend to Pádraig Ó Tuama
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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53. A Short Story of Falling by Alice Oswald - A Friend to Charlie
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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52. Ae Fond Kiss by Robert Burns and I Am by John Clare - Friends to Brian Cox
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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51. Spring and Fall By Gerard Manley Hopkins - A Friend To Vahni Capildeo
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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50. "Hope" is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson - A Friend to Lucy
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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49. Vers De Société by Philip Larkin - A Friend to Stephen
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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48. Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas - A Friend to Adrian
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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47. Remember By Joy Harjo - A Friend To Rachel Eliza Griffiths
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May 28, 2020 |
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46. 'Then or Now' - Adrienne Rich - a poem-score for Ballet Black
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May 13, 2020 |
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45. Ashes Of Life By Edna St. Vincent Millay - A Friend To Laura
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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44. The Hug by Thom Gunn - A Friend to Sam
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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43. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost - A Friend to Victoria
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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42. The Fury Of Overshoes by Anne Sexton - A Friend to Laura
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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41. Seachange by Kate Genevieve - A Friend to Prasanna
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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40. The Death by Heroin of Sid Vicious by Paul Durcan - A Friend to John
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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39. De Ceder / The Cedar by Han G. Hoekstra - A Friend to Alida
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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38. Special Episode - Latitude 2019 with Nadine Shah and Hannah Jane Walker
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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37. O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman - A Friend to Farah
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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36. The Guest House by Rumi - A Friend to Yasmin
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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35. Mathios Paskalis Among The Roses by George Seferis - A Friend to John
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May 22, 2019 |
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34. Of Mutability by Jo Shapcott - A Friend To Hannah
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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33. The force that through the green fuse drives the flower by Dylan Thomas - A Friend To Angela
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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32. Barcarole by Pablo Neruda - translated by Robert Hass - A Friend To Mark
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Feb 20, 2019 |
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31. Dich / You by Erich Fried - A Friend To Katharine
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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30. This Be The Verse by Philip Larkin - A Friend to Hannah
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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29. Last Post By Carol Ann Duffy - A Friend To Jackie
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Nov 12, 2018 |
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28. The Negro Speaks Of Rivers by Langston Hughes - A Friend to Roy McFarlane
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Oct 12, 2018 |
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27. Continuous by Tony Harrison - A Friend to Peter
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Sep 13, 2018 |
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26. The Lake Isle Of Innisfree by W. B. Yeats - A Friend To Tom
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Jul 13, 2018 |
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25. How The World Gets Bigger by Alyson Hallett - A Friend to Roxy
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Jun 15, 2018 |
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24. Proem by Martin Carter - A Friend to Nicholas Laughlin
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May 15, 2018 |
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23. A Kite For Aibhín By Seamus Heaney - A Friend to Fiona
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Apr 17, 2018 |
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22. Love by George Herbert - A Friend To Andrew Scott
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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21. How Surely Gravity's Law by Rainer Maria Rilke - A Friend to Lisa
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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20. Return By C. P. Cavafy - A Friend To John Davis
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Jan 18, 2018 |
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19. This Poem by Salena Godden - A Friend to Dan Simpson
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Dec 14, 2017 |
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18. Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen - A Friend to Joolz
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Nov 09, 2017 |
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17. 5AM by Roxy Dunn - A Friend to Paterson Joseph
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Sep 28, 2017 |
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16. The Island By A.A. Milne - A Friend To Liis
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Aug 24, 2017 |
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15. Love by George Herbert - A Friend To Jonathan
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Jul 27, 2017 |
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14. Turns by Tony Harrison - A Friend to Maxine Peake
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Feb 22, 2017 |
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13. Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed) by Frank O'Hara - A Friend to Harry Jelly
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Dec 21, 2016 |
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12. On Children (from 'The Prophet') by Kahlil Gibran - A Friend to Hafsah Aneela Bashir
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Nov 21, 2016 |
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11. For Sigrid (from ‘The Bounty’) by Derek Walcott - A Friend to Mark
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May 23, 2016 |
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10. Restlessness by D.H. Lawrence - A Friend to Alison
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Apr 15, 2016 |
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9. The Lake Isle of Innisfree by W.B. Yeats - A Friend to Martin
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Mar 17, 2016 |
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8. The moth by Miroslav Holub - A Friend to Claudia
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Feb 19, 2016 |
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7. Ars Poetica #100: I Believe by Elizabeth Alexander - A Friend to John
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Feb 05, 2016 |
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6. Compost by Dan Chelotti - A Friend to Alice
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Jan 21, 2016 |
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5. Prayer by Carol Ann Duffy - A Friend to Tricia
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Jan 08, 2016 |
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4. Transfiguration by Edwin Muir - A Friend to Margaret
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Dec 16, 2015 |
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3. I Am Like A Rose by D.H. Lawrence - A Friend to Mary Anne
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Dec 09, 2015 |
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2. The Second Coming by W.B. Yeats - A Friend to Dominic
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Dec 02, 2015 |
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1. Welcome to The Poetry Exchange
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Nov 24, 2015 |