This new series of recordings of contemporary poets has been originated by the British Council with Bloodaxe Books. Each two-hour double-cassette is a poetry quartet of four poets reading and talking about their work, each with a half-hour selection. This project revives the classic recording archive set up by the British Council in the 1960s under Peter Orr in which many leading poets of that time were recorded and released on a series of compilation LPs called The Poet Speaks.
For The Poetry Quartets, the British Council is recording today’s leading poets, drawing on a wide range of writers to establish an authoritative series which reflects the diversity and excitement of contemporary poetry thirty years on. This authoritative series reflects the diversity and excitement of today’s poetry. With further Quartets released each year, it forms a classic collection of poetry’s liveliest voices – essential listening for anyone interested in modern poetry.
- ISBN13 9781852244705
- Publish Date 26 November 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 November 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Edition Digital original
- Format Audiobook
- Duration 2 hours and 1 minutes
- Language English