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Poems on the Underground Streaming

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The British Council, in collaboration with Bloodaxe Books, have produced a series of contemporary poetry recordings featuring poets reading and talking about their work.

Search for Poems on the Underground on the Poetry Society web site and find out about news and events related to the posters.

Orion Publishing Group publish through their imprint Cassell.

Edited by Gerald Benson, Judith Chernaik and Cicely Herbert

You can listen to a selection of streamed contemporary poems featured on Poems on the Underground read by the authors and editors.

The poems are also available as downloadable audio files. Right-click of the MP3 file and 'Save Target As' into a folder.

Poems on the Underground CD  

Gerard Benson, Judith Chernaik and Cicely Herbert (Editors), 2006, ISBN 0752874217. Buy CD.

Like a Beacon Streamed Poem
29 seconds
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Immigrant Streamed Poem
36 seconds
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Celia Celia Streamed Poem
20 seconds
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London Airport Streamed Poem
21 seconds
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Handbag Streamed Poem
46 seconds
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The Leader Streamed Poem
19 seconds
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Sun a-shine, rain a-fall Streamed Poem
36 seconds
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The Boundary Commission Streamed Poem
28 seconds
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The Loch Ness Monster's Song Streamed Poem
1 minute 37 seconds
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Benediction Streamed Poem
34 seconds
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Everything Changes Streamed Poem (not currently available)
39 seconds

The Uncertainty of the Poet Streamed Poem
48 seconds
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