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  • The Whole Nine Yards Ep 213 23.2.25 Nothing Rhymed with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

    The Whole Nine Yards Episode 213 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 23rd February 2025 3-5pm http://www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Nothing Rhymed Dylan Thomas, the Welsh poet, has had a profound impact on contemporary music. His poetry has musicality and rhythm. His alliteration, assonance, and internal rhyming resonate with musicians. His poems read like songs.. Read more

  • Somewhere, Nowhere, Everywhere

    Somewhere, nowhere, everywhere Before the rise and fall of everything When the tilting storm clouds creased their foreheads And the world felt numb I searched for meaning in words and phrases like a dictionary compiler struck blind I couldn’t see for the eyes in front of me I couldn’t hear because there were too many Read more