Ep 8 - BEAUTY v DUTY. Exploring 'Stopping By Woolds On A Snowy Evening by Robert Frost and 'Leisure' by WH Davies

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Waterskiing on Poetry - Waving hello to poems and poets with Neil Elder

Neil Elder

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A light-touch exploration of poems and poetry with Neil Elder, long-time English teacher and prize-winning poet. Taking inspiration from the Billy Collins poem, 'An Introduction To Poetry', Neil puts poems alongside each other to see how life looks when seen through the lenses of different poets. There will be poems everyone knows, and plenty that are new to listeners. Not heavy, but certainly illuminating.

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Ep 8 - BEAUTY v DUTY. Exploring 'Stopping By Woolds On A Snowy Evening by Robert Frost and 'Leisure' by WH Davies

Waterskiing on Poetry - Waving hello to poems and poets with Neil Elder

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3 weeks ago

Ep 8 - BEAUTY v DUTY. Exploring 'Stopping By Woolds On A Snowy Evening by Robert Frost and 'Leisure' by WH Davies

What would life be without a bit of leisure, doing nothing, staring out the window? Butt wait, there's that nagging feeling you should be doing something 'useful'.

In this episode we put two poems head to head in the Beauty V Duty battle. Who will win?!

Find the poems here - Robert Frost =

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42891/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening

WH Davies =

https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/leisure

Let me know your winner on Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/waterskiingonpoetry/?igsh=MXVhcnJ5MXI0aTNiNg%3D%3D#