The Poetry Quartets 1 Simon Armitage, Kathleen Jamie, Jackie Kay, Glyn Maxwell

This wide-ranging series of recordings of leading contemporary poets has been originated by the British Council with Bloodaxe Books. Each two-hour double-cassette is a poetry quartet of four poets reading and talking about their work, each writer with a half-hour selection.

Poetry Quartets: 1 brings together four poets from the so-called New Generation of British poets: Simon Armitage, Kathleen Jamie, Jackie Kay and Glyn Maxwell.

This authoritative series reflects the diversity and excitement of today's poetry. With further Quartets released each year, it forms a classic collection of poetry's liveliest voices - essential listening for anyone interested in modern poetry.