SERIES
A Laureate's Life
Series exploring laureateship around the world, coinciding with Andrew Motion's retirement as the UK's Poet Laureate
First Broadcast27 Apr 2009
Latest Broadcast1 May 2009
Episodes5
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Episodes
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The Essay
Poet Charles Simic, a former American laureate, reveals how he came to love the job.
Apr 2009
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Gillian Clarke on being the first poet writing in English to be laureate of Wales.
Apr 2009
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San Francisco street poet Jack Hirschman reflects on his time as the city's laureate.
May 2009
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Keorapetse Kgositsile discusses the role of poet laureate in South Africa.
Apr 2009
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Poet Michele Leggott recalls her first year as New Zealand's laureate.
Apr 2009