Friday, 27 February 2026

Learning poems by heart…

On National Poetry Day last October, Amol Rajan, the well-known journalist and television/radio presenter, called out for poems we’ve learnt to recite from memory.  Perhaps reciting one of your own poems is cheating but I sent him this video which he shared on Instagram - so far it’s had nearly 7500 views!

Both quite old poems: Green Man in Rocombe - a sonnet from my book Shaking the Persimmon Tree, and Fall - a real oldie and so far unpublished as far as I can recall.






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