National Poetry Day
Hosted by Beth and Freya. Special guest appearance from Anthony Roberts from Colchester Arts Centre.
In this episode we’re talking all things poetry to celebrate National Poetry Day. Beth spoke to Anthony Roberts from Colchester Arts Centre who’s been using poetry to keep the culture alive by performing a daily poem among other things. And then we’ll be chatting about our relationship with poetry.
Interview with Anthony Roberts
Beth spoke to Anthony Roberts from Colchester Arts Centre. They spoke about what they most love about poetry.
Anthony has been filming a poem a day throughout lockdown
Watch the poetry videos on Colchester Arts Centre’s YouTube channel
Anthony speaks about Kubla Khan by Samuel Coleridge
Reserve Samuel Coleridge’s books from Essex Libraries
Anthony reads ‘These are the Hands’ by Michael Rosen
Read the poem on Scottish Poetry Library
Watch Michael Rosen perform the poem on YouTube
Anthony reads a poem by local poet Luke Wright
Anthony reads the classic poem ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ by Edward Lear
Read the poem on Poetry Foundation
Why we love poetry
Beth and Freya speak about what they love about poetry and Beth reads one of her poems.
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