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Afternoon Reading - What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets

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Short stories inspired by the poetry of John Donne, George Herbert and Andrew Marvell

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Afternoon Reading - What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets - Get Lost

By Michele Roberts. Grieving the death of her mother, Marie finds a peaceful release by walking for miles through London's empty Sunday streets. Read by Joanna Tope.

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Afternoon Reading - What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets - Instant Fires

Grappling with her own passionate emotions, schoolgirl Anna finds much that resonates. By Joe Dunthorne, read by Jessica Harris.

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Afternoon Reading - What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets - Rock of Eye

Short stories inspired by the poetry of John Donne, George Herbert and Andrew Marvell. By Iain Finlay MacLeod. An elderly tailor comes face to face with a lost love.

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Afternoon Reading - What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets - Taken in Shadows

By Helen Dunmore. A painted portrait, depicting the charismatic beauty of John Donne, inspires this short story by a mistress of the form.

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Afternoon Reading - What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets - The Tiny and the Light

By Ruth Thomas. Overwhelmed by the upheaval of moving house, Anna procrastinates by playing with her daughter's doll's house. Read by Cara Kelly.

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