This week's poem is among the earliest surviving English love lyrics. "Bird on a Briar" or, in Middle English, "Bryd one Brere", is an enchanting little song, anonymous, of course, but with an extra ...
Lyn Gallacher takes us through the Bird's journey and the arguments as they range from roadkill to romance, and you'll hear a number of voices commenting on the poem, including the author Clive James.
W. S. Merwin was a man of many callings. He was an incredibly prolific poet—he won the Pulitzer Prize twice, along with nearly every other major literary award. He also dedicated his life to ...
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