POETRYETC members may wish to hear a fascinating half-hour BBC4 radio
programme in which Michael Alexander explores the place of TS Eliot, as well
as of poetry itself, in the modern world.
Alexander interviews TS Eliot scholar Christopher Ricks, and Dr Rowan
Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Entitled "Macavity's Not There",
the programme's at 11:30 am today and listenable for the next 7 days:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lp043
Best,
Judy
1. Macavity's Not There: TS Eliot in the 21st Century
As a major project begins to edit the works of TS Eliot, author and critic
Michael Alexander explores the place of Eliot, and of poetry in general, in
national culture.
Eliot may be regarded by some as the most significant poet in the English
language over the past 100 years, but how much does he mean to modern
readers? Only now are his complete writings undergoing full critical
editing, and yet times have changed to a point where poets are regarded as
barely relevant by many people, and where Eliot himself is probably best
known for the poems which provided the inspiration for the Andrew Lloyd
Webber musical Cats.
Michael Alexander enlists the help of Eliot scholar Christopher Ricks and
the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams to assess Eliot's influence
and the role of poetry in the modern world. Including TS Eliot reading from
his own work.
BROADCAST
1. Tue 21 Jul 2009
11:30
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