Dean Atta
The author and poet Dean Atta curates a selection of poetry chosen by listeners.
The author and poet Dean Atta curates a selection of poetry chosen by listeners. In the mix are Zia Ahmed's Mango, John Agard's Flag, Jeda Pearl's Inheritance Reverb and Kim Moore's My People, alongside some Keats. Dean reads a poem he wrote when he was 18 and a more recent work from his upcoming collection.
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Mango, by Zia Ahmed
Standalone spoken word poem – not currently published.
Flag by John Agard
From Half-Caste and Other Poems
Published by Hodder Children’s Books
My People, by Kim Moore
From Art of Falling
Published by Seren
Fatherless Nation, by Dean Atta
From I Am Nobody's Nigger
Published by Westbourne Press
The Door, by Miroslav Holub
From Poems Before & After, translated by Ian and Jarmila Milner.
Published by Bloodaxe Books
The Right Word, by Imtiaz Dharker
From The Terrorist at My Table
Published by Bloodaxe Books
What the Thrush Said, by John Keats
From John Keats: The Complete Poems
Published by penguin Classics
Inheritance reverb, by Jeda Pearl
From Time Cleaves Itself
Published by Peepal Press
The Guesthouse, by Rumi
From Rumi: Selected Poems (an interpretation by the American poet, Coleman Barks)
Published by Penguin
Darling, by Dean Atta
From his forthcoming collection - not yet published
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- Tue 23 Jun 2026 16:00BBC Radio 4