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Poetry Please - “I love to see the summer beaming forthâ€
Daljit Nagra chooses Poetry Please: 'I Love to See the Summer Beaming Forth' as he celebrates the longest day. From 2011.
Daljit Nagra revisits the 91¸£ÀûÉç's poetry archive and to celebrate the longest day chooses Poetry Please: 'I Love to See the Summer Beaming Forth'.
**And Daljit reads from his Poetry Extra Book of the Month: Startlement - New and Selected Poems by Ada Limon.
Roger McGough makes another foray into listeners' poetry requests, and comes up with a selection which largely reflects the season. With guest appearances by contemporary poets Kate Clanchy and Helen Dunmore.
Producer Christine Hall
First broadcast on 91¸£ÀûÉç Radio 4 in 2011.
On radio
Sun 21 Jun 2026
07:00
91¸£ÀûÉç Radio 4 Extra
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