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When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
Simon Armitage delivers his final lecture as Oxford Professor of Poetry, reflecting on his own influences as a poet.
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When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer is an episode from Poetry with Simon Armitage by Oxford University. Simon Armitage delivers his final lecture as Oxford Professor of Poetry, reflecting on his own influences as a poet. The episode was pub...
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Published May 17, 2019, 66:46 long, audio available.
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