More poems of Spring here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/spring

Spring by Gerard Manley Hopkins

The legendary verse about the man behind the Gunpower Plot in England in 1605.
Poet unknown.
Another historical rhyme here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/oranges-and-lemons

Remember Remember, the 5th of November

Schoolchildren describe living on an island in an Essex coastal community.
Recorded for BBC Essex in 2002.
Part of this playlist: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/a-sense-of-place-features

Island Community: Mersea Island Schoolchildren, Essex

Feature produced from interviews for the 'A Sense of Place' documentary series about the affinity people have with places, groups and communities. 
Interviewee - Sybil Greenstein.
Broadcast on BBC Essex in 2002.

Orthodox Jewish Wedding: Westcliff, Essex - Sybil Greenstein

From Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth' and appropriated for the Harry Potter film series.
More Shakespeare poems here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/william-shakespeare

Round about the Cauldron Go by William Shakespeare

10 years after the great storm of October 1987 I made a documentary about the incredible stories of that event from all over southern England. The programme was highlighted on BBC Radio 4's 'Pick of the Week'.
You can listen to the documentary, broadcast on BBC Radio 2 here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/bbc-radio-2-storm-of-the-century

1987 UK Storm doc on Pick of the Week (BBC Radio 4) 17.10.1997

Let's celebrate one of the greatest human qualities. 13th November is World Kindness Day but kindness should be expressed every day.
Poems of reflection here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/reflections-on-life

Kinder by Jackie Kay

Homelessness on the streets of Colchester.
Featuring music composed and performed by Chris Jones.
Another documentary about belonging here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/the-century-speaks-4-belonging
Part of this series: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/a-sense-of-place

A Sense of Place: Outcasts

5 poems with 5 lines of 22 syllables - 2, 4, 6, 8, 2.
Seven Haikus here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/seven-haikus-by-matsuo-basho

FIVE CINQUAINS

A Japanese poetic form with 5 lines of 31 syllables - 5, 7, 5, 7, 7 - like a Haiku extension.
Five Cinquains here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/five-cinquains

THREE TANKAS

Skeletal thoughts about when love turns to hate.
More Australian poets here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/australian-poets

Meditation On A Bone by A.D. Hope

Enjoy listening to my readings of poetry & stories + archive radio/audio features. I’m an ex-BBC broadcaster and self-confessed sound, speech and language nerd.

Orthodox Jewish Wedding: Westcliff, Essex - Sybil Greenstein

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