What on earth is a turnip snedder? Tim and Andrew debate this and other questions in their discussion of this poem from Nobel Prize-winning poet, Seamus Heaney. If you like what you hear, why not make a small donation to keep us going? Find out more at coff.ee/poetaster.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Carol Ann Duffy, "Letters from Dead Men"

Ever wanted to find out a bit more about poetry but didn't know where to begin? Ever wanted to be able to talk about a poem without actually having to study it? Hosts Dr Andrew Smith and Dr Tim McKenzie provide tasting notes to some of their favourite poems and talk about how they work, and why they're worth reading. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.