The self

Professor Andrew Bennett discusses the idea of authorship. 

Bill Greenwell adapts one of Wordsworth’s poems ‘To daffodils’ in the voice of Thomas De Quincy. 

What is the impact of writing in different literary periods? 

Authors discuss the literature they were exposed to as children. 

Poetry. 

<p>Four poets on old stories, cultural memory, and minority languages.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p> 

If the poets of the past sat in their garrets dipping their quills in ink, waiting for inspiration to strike, our current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has a more mundane and domestic arrangement. From his wooden shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills and ... Show More

Simon Armitage delivers his final lecture as Oxford Professor of Poetry, reflecting on his own influences as a poet. 

An introduction to the poet, his life and how his experiences influenced his work. 

During the Romantic era, poetry evolved as a cultural and ideological tradition. This short, dynamic lecture highlights the cultural and revolutionary texture of such verse. 

Wordsworth's literary conception of nature was hugely informed by his contemporaries. Using examples from key texts, these influences are mapped and compared in intriguing detail. 

<p>Camille Dungy on her garden, writing from the provinces, and the poetry of Anne Spencer. </p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertisi ... Show More