Poetry

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    Video caption: Inauguration poet Amanda Gorman: 'My life changed in six minutes'

    Amanda Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet when she recited The Hill We Climb.

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    Video caption: Pontypool poet Marvin Thompson 'screamed' on winning national prize

    Marvin Thompson was chosen as winner of the National Poetry Competition for The Fruit of the Spirit is Love (Galatians 5:22).

  3. Is 'black don't crack' a myth?

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    Video caption: For BBC Ideas, an exploration of the myth that black skin does not wrinkle

    Poet Theophina Gabriel dispels the myth that black skin does not age - it's more complicated than that.

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    Video caption: Covid-19: Norwich NHS nurse recites latest poem about the pandemic

    Piers Harrison-Reid's latest verse looks at a year of dealing with Covid-19.

  5. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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    Video caption: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Coleridge's famous poem of a sailor who shot an albatross.

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Coleridge's poem of a grim voyage in which a sailor shoots an albatross and is forced to tell the story of his crime forever.

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    Video caption: Back to school with a little bear and his hearing aids

    How a picture book about a little bear who discovers he is deaf tells a personal story for its creators.

  7. Cerdd Dydd Gŵyl Dewi gan Ifor ap Glyn

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    Video caption: 'Gwnewch y pethau bychain' - cerdd arbennig i BBC Cymru i nodi dydd ein nawddsant
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    Video caption: 'We salute you': A poem for Captain Sir Tom Moore

    Four young performers pay tribute to the 100-year-old veteran, who raised almost £33m for NHS charities.

  9. Ben Okri

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    Video caption: The Nigerian writer on how a poem forms in his mind and makes its way onto the page

    The Nigerian poet and author takes us on the journey of a poem from his mind to the page, and reflects on the poet’s role in the 21st century.

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    Video caption: The Amanda Gorman effect

    First the inauguration, now the Super Bowl. Hear how the 22-year-old's historic performances are inspiring a new generation of poets.

  11. Amanda Gorman: 'Excitement' and 'terror' when I found out Joe Biden wanted me to read

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    Video caption: The 22-year-old poet 'screamed and danced her head off' when she found out

    The 22-year-old poet 'screamed and danced her head off' when she found out she'd been invited to read at the presidential inauguration.