The Essay - Under the Influence
Series in which contemporary poets write about others whose work has influenced their own
The Essay - Under the Influence - Alison Brackenbury
Alison Brackenbury explores the impact John Clare, the poet of nature, enclosure and song, has had on her writing.
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The Essay - Under the Influence - Fred D'Aguiar
Fred D'Aguiar, a poet, playwright and novelist talks about Wilson Harris, a Guyanese-born writer who sets much of his work in the country.
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The Essay - Under the Influence - Menna Elfyn
Menna Elfyn, considered the foremost living poet writing in Welsh, looks at the influence of T Gwynn Jones, who wrote in the strict metres of Welsh poetry.
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The Essay - Under the Influence - Michael Symmons Roberts
Author Michael Symmons Roberts describes the influence of the life and work of the poet and painter David Jones on his own writing.
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The Essay - Under the Influence - WN Herbert
WN Herbert explores the work of Edwin Morgan, still active at the age of 88 and after serious illness, and regarded as Scotland's national 'makar'.
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