Dean Atta
The author and poet Dean Atta curates a selection of poetry chosen by listeners.
The author and poet Dean Atta curates a selection of poetry chosen by listeners. In the mix are Zia Ahmed's Mango, John Agard's Flag, Jeda Pearl's Inheritance Reverb and Kim Moore's My People, alongside some Keats. Dean reads a poem he wrote when he was 18 and a more recent work from his upcoming collection.
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Mango, by Zia Ahmed
Standalone spoken word poem 鈥� not currently published.
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Flag by John Agard
From Half-Caste and Other Poems
Published by Hodder Children鈥檚 Books
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My People, by Kim Moore
From Art of Falling
Published by Seren
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Fatherless Nation, by Dean Atta
From I Am Nobody's Nigger
Published by Westbourne Press
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The Door, by Miroslav Holub
From Poems Before & After, translated by Ian and Jarmila Milner.听
Published by Bloodaxe Books
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The Right Word, by Imtiaz Dharker
From The Terrorist at My Table
Published by Bloodaxe Books
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What the Thrush Said, by John Keats
From John Keats: The Complete Poems
Published by penguin Classics
Inheritance reverb, by Jeda Pearl
From Time Cleaves Itself
Published by Peepal Press
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The Guesthouse, by Rumi
From Rumi: Selected Poems (an interpretation by the American poet, Coleman Barks)
Published by Penguin
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Darling, by Dean Atta
From his forthcoming collection - not yet published
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- Tue 23 Jun 2026 16:00蘑菇短视频 Radio 4