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Four Midlands Poets

Roger McGough and four Midlands poets are on stage at the Birmingham Literature Festival to read their favourite poems of the region along with new ones of their own.

Roger McGough and four Midlands poets are on stage at the Birmingham Literature Festival to read their favourite poems of the region along with new ones of their own. The poets are Bohdan Piasecki, Stephen Morrison-Burke, Jacqui Rowe and Liz Berry. Birmingham will rarely have sounded brighter. Producer: Tim Dee.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 18 Oct 2014 23:30

This Week's Poems

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Middle ChildÌý

By Stephen Morrison-Burke

Unpublished

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Iron Oss

By Liz Berry

Unpublished

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On a Line

By Jacqui Rowe

Unpublished

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Moor Street Hail (Moving to Birmingham)

By Bohdan Piasecki

Unpublished

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Dulce et Decorum Est

by Wilfred Owen

From The Poems of Wilfred Owen

Published by The Hogarth Press

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The Collier Lass Love Song

Anon

From The Folklore and Songs of the Black Country Colliers

Published by Broadside Books

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Tragic Accident by Luke Kennard

From A Lost Expression

Published by Salt Publishing

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Mechanical Electrical

By Jacqui Rowe

Unpublished

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Queueing for Escalators at the Bullring

By Bohdan Piasecki

Unpublished

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West Midlands Campfire

By Stephen Morrison-Burke

Unpublished

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Lullaby

By Liz Berry

Unpublished

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Credit

Role Contributor
Presenter Roger McGough

Broadcasts

  • Sun 12 Oct 2014 16:30
  • Sat 18 Oct 2014 23:30