The Essay - Under the Influence - Fred D'Aguiar

Series in which contemporary poets discuss writers whose work has influenced their own. Fred D'Aguiar, a poet, playwright and novelist who was born in Britain and spent his childhood in Guyana before returning to the UK, talks about Wilson Harris, a Guyanese-born writer, who sets much of his work in that country. D'Aguiar illustrates his essay with excerpts from books by Harris as well as poetry of his own.