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Great Poets: In Their Own Words
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Great Poets: In Their Own Words

2014-08-10 · 98 min · Not rated

Documentary · History

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.

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Sarah Ager
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Rebecca FrontRebecca FrontNarrator (voice)
Simon ArmitageSimon ArmitageSelf
Sarah ChurchwellSarah ChurchwellSelf
T. S. EliotT. S. EliotSelf
Germaine GreerGermaine GreerSelf
Liz LochheadSelf
Blake MorrisonSelf
Ezra PoundSelf
Edith SitwellSelf
Fiona ShawFiona ShawSelf
Stevie SmithSelf
Dylan ThomasSelf
R.S. ThomasSelf
Allen GinsbergAllen GinsbergSelf (archive footage)
Anne SextonSelf
Sylvia PlathSylvia PlathSelf
John Berryman

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