It is always fascinating to hear a poet read his own work. Particularly when you have been spending some considerable time using it; putting it in context; setting it to music. By the time you have finished working with it, what you unconsciously respond to in that poem has affected its shape, its feel, […]
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Introducing – The Melody Makers of Bath Abbey – the children singing in ‘The Cool Web’
Robert Graves, like so many of his contemporaries in the trenches, was only 19 when he arrived on the Somme; the memories of childhood were not far behind him, and a natural source of emotional reference for his poetry.
The hot scent of the summer rose
Children are dumb to say how hot the day is,. How hot the scent is of the summer rose..
William Graves on Robert Graves and his experiences in WW1
A moving BBC interview with William Graves, who talks about the effect of WW1 on Robert Graves
Owls
Owls: they whinny down the night…
Bats
Bats go zig-zag by…
War and Friendship
Since I got the news that you were coming back, Twice I have mounted to the high wall of your home.
Robert Graves: Larks and Sunshine
Love without hope..
