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- Longfellow in Lockdown Ep 6: The Cumberland & The Fire Of DriftwoodWho knows what course our lives will take after lockdown.8 min
- Longfellow in Lockdown Ep 5: The Village BlacksmithFocusing on a single poem from early in Longfellow's career.4 min
- Longfellow in Lockdown Ep 4: Ultima Thule & Beowulf's Expedition To Heort.We're celebrating Star Wars Day with Longfellow today; journeying to far off islands and mead halls.8 min
- Longfellow in Lockdown Ep 3: Suspiria & Santa FilomenaExploring how Longfellow came to write about Florence Nightingale.8 min
- Longfellow in Lockdown Ep 2: The Luck of Edenhall & King Witlaf's Drinking HornThis episode looks at two poems related to drinking that were inspired by Longfellow's tours of Europe. One of the poems is based on a legend from the English Lake District.10 min
- Longfellow in Lockdown Ep 1: It Is Not Always May, Stay At Home & Curfew
The first of a collection of podcasts released daily during the first week of May 2020, featuring poems and translations by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
8 min
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Lyre Lyre celebrates ballads, epic poems and storytelling. The new series 'Murderous Muncaster' features a spooky storytelling trail around Muncaster Castle. Series 1: Longfellow in Lockdown, features…
readings of the poems and translations of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, exploring what his work gaves to us during lockdown.