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Sunday 26 October 1630 (Rpt Saturday 1 November 2330)
Roger McGough
    Featured poems
    For the last in the series, Roger introduces wildlife and nature poetry, including some of the winners from the BBC Wildlife Magazine poetry competition. The readers are Brigid Zengeni and Richard McCabe.

    Spell of Creation by Kathleen Raine
    From: Collected Poems
    Publ: Golgonooza Press

    The Nuthatch by Bernard O’Donoghue
    From: The Weakness
    Publ: Chatto and Windus

    The Morning After The Clocks Go Back by Chris Kinsey
    Overall Winner of BBC Wildlife Magazine Poetry Competition

    The Beautiful Changes by Richard Wilbur
    From: New and Collected Poems
    Publ: faber

    Cock-Crows by Ted Hughes
    From: Remains of Elmet
    Publ: faber

    The Great Outdoors by Sheena Anderson
    Winner of the 8-11 year old category of BBC Wildlife Magazine Poetry Competition

    The Lesson of the Moth by Don Marquis
    From: Archy and Mehitabel
    Publ: Doubleday

    Mosquito by DH Lawrence
    From: The Rattle Bag
    Publ: faber

    The Mosquito Knows by DH Lawrence
    From: The Rattle Bag
    Publ: faber

    As The Rooks Are by Elizabeth Jennings
    From: Collected Poems
    Publ: Carcanet

    The Horses by Edwin Muir
    From: The Rattle Bag
    Publ: faber

    Weaver Birds by Richard Weaving
    Winner of the humorous category of BBC Wildlife Magazine Poetry Competition

    The Thought Fox by Ted Hughes
    From: the Faber book of Modern Verse

    Lullaby for Titania by Shakespeare
    From: The faber book of beasts

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