Click on a poet to explore their life and legacy with poems, video and more
Watch readings from music stars including Jarvis Cocker, Basement Jaxx, Editors, Moby, Friendly Fires and Peter, Bjorn and John, as animated by BBC21cc for Radio 1.
In a video created specially by CBBC for Poetry Season, Benjamin Zephaniah joins students to recite The British. Plus, watch a full, uncut version of Simon Armitage's Gawain poem.
Performance poet Dreadlock Alien with an essential guide to performing your poems in public. Plus, there's expert advice on writing poetry and poems for big occasions.
Watch interviews with John Betjeman, Philip Larkin, WH Auden, Carol Ann Duffy, Seamus Heaney and a host of gems from 50 years of the BBC archives. Plus, more about the poets.
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