This program explores four classic poems: "The Tyger" by William Blake, "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, "in Just - /Spring" by E. E. Cummings, and "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Poets Kate Clanchy, Michael Donaghy, Roger McGough, Tom Paulin, Clare Pollard, Jean Binta Breeze, and Andrew Motion read the selections, considering their rhythm, rhyme, imagery, and themes. (25 minutes)

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