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Featured Poem: Lines by Thomas Hood

Our Featured Poem for February is 'Lines' by Thomas Hood, selected and read by Frances. Lines by Thomas Hood Let…

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From the Bookshelf: A Year With Rilke

Our 'From the Bookshelf' piece for January  explores the collection A Year With Rilke, and was written by Lisa Spurgin.…

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Featured Poem: Love by George Herbert

The Featured Poem for January is Love by George Herbert and is from the anthology Stressed, Unstressed and is read by…

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Featured Poem: To Autumn

For November's Featured Poem, Julie is reading 'To Autumn' by John Clare   To Autumn by John Clare Come, pensive…

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Featured Poem: To Time by Mary Tighe

For October's Featured Poem, Lisa has chosen to read 'To Time' by Mary Tighe   To Time  by Mary Tighe…

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Featured Poem: The Lake Isle of Innisfree by W.B. Yeats

The Featured Poem for September is W.B. Yeats' 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' from the poetry anthology Stressed, Unstressed which…

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From the Bookshelf: This Same Sky

As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…

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Featured Poem: Hope is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson

This month our Featured Poem is Hope is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson, read by The Reader's Reading…

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Featured Poem: Acquainted With the Night by Robert Frost

Our Featured Poem for July is 'Acquainted With the Night' by Robert Frost and read by The Reader's Programme Coordinator,…

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Featured Poem: Wanting to Move by Vijaya Mukhopadhyay

The Reader's Director of Literature, Katie Clark, reads 'Wanting to Move' by Vijaya Mukhopadhyay     Wanting to Move by…

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Featured Poem: Sonnet 55 by William Shakespeare

This week's Featured Poem is Sonnet 55 by William Shakespeare. Sonnet 55 Not marble nor the gilded monuments Of princes…

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Featured Poem: An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow by Les Murray

This week, Frances has chosen to read 'An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow' by Les Murray An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow The word…

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