National Poetry Day

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National Poetry Day

The Only Way is Reading

32 minutes 39 seconds

5 years ago

National Poetry Day

Hosted by Beth and Freya. Special guest appearance from Anthony Roberts from Colchester Arts Centre.

In this episode we’re talking all things poetry to celebrate National Poetry Day. Beth spoke to Anthony Roberts from Colchester Arts Centre who’s been using poetry to keep the culture alive by performing a daily poem among other things. And then we’ll be chatting about our relationship with poetry.

Interview with Anthony Roberts

Beth spoke to Anthony Roberts from Colchester Arts Centre. They spoke about what they most love about poetry.

Anthony has been filming a poem a day throughout lockdown

Watch the poetry videos on Colchester Arts Centre’s YouTube channel

Anthony speaks about Kubla Khan by Samuel Coleridge
Reserve Samuel Coleridge’s books from Essex Libraries

Anthony reads ‘These are the Hands’ by Michael Rosen
Read the poem on Scottish Poetry Library
Watch Michael Rosen perform the poem on YouTube

Anthony reads a poem by local poet Luke Wright

Anthony reads the classic poem ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ by Edward Lear
Read the poem on Poetry Foundation

Why we love poetry

Beth and Freya speak about what they love about poetry and Beth reads one of her poems.

We’d love to get your thoughts and recommendations of poetry and any further episodes so please comment or message us on Twitter or Facebook @EssexLibraries. Feel free to give us a rating or review or send comments and suggestions of things you’d love to hear to reading@essex.gov.uk.