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Ep 11. Dog Lovers Beware!

Ep 11. Dog Lovers Beware!

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Love dogs or hate dogs? Either way, this one is for you. Here we wave hello to Billy Collins and Jack Underwood with their poems Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House and A man is dragging a dead dog, respectively.


But these poems take us further than just having a nice time reading about dogs; they raise questions about the role of the reader, and highlight the way imagination underpins our reading.


There's humour and darkness in equal measure. We bounce from barking dogs to Beethoven to a bizarre street scene where the reader takes over the role of the main character.

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To read the poems use these links -

Billy Collins -

https://allpoetry.com/Another-Reason-Why-I-Don't-Keep-A-Gun-In-The-House

Jack Underwood -

https://poetryarchive.org/poem/man-dragging-dead-dog/

Essay by Jack Underwood -

https://poetrysociety.org.uk/underwood-uncertain-subjects/

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