The Poetry Podcast with Lance Pierson

William Wordsworth - Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802


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In our eighth programme we look at Wordsworth's famous poem 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802.' That poem is the climax of Lance's Guided Poetry Walk along the Banks of the Thames. One of the things Lance shows visitors is a series of paving stones with poem extracts that are on the walkway near the Festival Hall. So on this program Lance reads all four paving stone poems before finishing with Wordsworth's famous words - just as he does on the walk!

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The Poetry Podcast with Lance PiersonBy Lance Pierson