This program provides a detailed analysis of four great English poems: "Eden Rock" by Charles Causley, "In Westminster Abbey" by Sir John Betjeman, "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley, and "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen. Readings, along with critical and historical commentary, are given by poets Kate Clanchy, Wendy Cope, Matthew Sweeney, PJ Kavanagh, Michael Donaghy, Owen Sheers, Jean Binta Breeze, Jamie McKendrick, and English poet laureate Andrew Motion. (25 minutes)

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