In this episode, Neil waves hello to WH Auden's 'Musée Des Beaux Arts' and considers how this poem still connects with the busy lives we lead. Also in the programme is 'Icarus', by the American poet George Bilgere, with a lesson to us all to look up from our phones. Im WaterskiingOnPoetry at Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/waterskiingonpoetry?igsh=MXVhcnJ5MXI0aTNiNg==

In this episode, Neil waves hello to WH Auden's 'Musée Des Beaux Arts' and considers how this poem still connects with the busy lives we lead. Also in the programme is 'Icarus', by the American poet George Bilgere, with a lesson to us all to look up from our phones. Im WaterskiingOnPoetry at Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/waterskiingonpoetry?igsh=MXVhcnJ5MXI0aTNiNg==

Episode 3 - Look up, here comes Icarus!

A light-touch exploration of poems and poetry with Neil Elder, long-time English teacher and prize-winning poet. Taking inspiration from the Billy Collins poem, 'An Introduction To Poetry', Neil puts poems alongside each other to see how life looks when seen through the lenses of different poets. There will be poems everyone knows, and plenty that are new to listeners. Not heavy, but certainly illuminating.

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Episode 3 - Look up, here comes Icarus!

Episode 3 - Look up, here comes Icarus!