Episode 4. Birds of Prey or Politics? In this episode we hold Claude McKay's poem 'Birds of Prey' up to the light, alongside Ted Hughes' 'Hawk Roosting'.
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Episode 4. Birds of Prey or Politics? In this episode we hold Claude McKay's poem 'Birds of Prey' up to the light, alongside Ted Hughes' 'Hawk Roosting'.
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Put 'Birds of Prey' by Claude McKay next to 'Hawk Roosting' by Ted Hughes and boy, do they sing to each other!
Are we really reading poems about birds? Yes - and no! Let's see how how politics, dictators and the ruthless desire for power is really at the heart of these poems.
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