This program combines evocative readings and cinematic interpretations of "Do not go gentle into that good night" by Dylan Thomas, "At Grass" by Philip Larkin, "Musée des Beaux Arts" by W. H. Auden, and Emily Dickinson’s "I heard a fly buzz when I died." Critical analysis of the poems and commentary on the creative process are offered by Wendy Cope, Andrew Motion, Kate Clanchy, Roger McGough, Michael Donaghy, PJ Kavanagh, Matthew Sweeney, and Tom Paulin. (25 minutes)

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Part of the Series : Arrows of Desire: Poets on Poems

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