Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20221009 | 'Ask yourself, in the still of your night, must I write?' In Letters to a Young Woman Poet' - three of our most celebrated poets: Gillian Clarke, Penelope Shuttle and Grace Nichols, explore the deep pleasure of writing, the poetry of menstruation, sensuality and motherhood, and offer advice to younger writers - in a programme which includes the creative insights of the Bohemian poet Rainer Maria Rilke - who began the iconic correspondence known as Letters to a Young Poet' 120 years ago. Quotations from 'Letters to a Young Poet' trans. M.D.Herter Norton Produced by Faith Lawrence Poems read in full: Poets Gillian Clarke, Penelope Shuttle and Grace Nichols share insights into creativity. | |
| 20221009 | 20221015 (R4) | 'Ask yourself, in the still of your night, must I write?' In Letters to a Young Woman Poet' - three of our most celebrated poets: Gillian Clarke, Penelope Shuttle and Grace Nichols, explore the deep pleasure of writing, the poetry of menstruation, sensuality and motherhood, and offer advice to younger writers - in a programme which includes the creative insights of the Bohemian poet Rainer Maria Rilke - who began the iconic correspondence known as Letters to a Young Poet' 120 years ago. Quotations from 'Letters to a Young Poet' trans. M.D.Herter Norton Produced by Faith Lawrence Poems read in full: Poets Gillian Clarke, Penelope Shuttle and Grace Nichols share insights into creativity. |