Good, Occasionally Rhyming: A Celebration of The Shipping Forecast in Poetry and Prose Anna Crowe poems for women

poems for women

These poems respond

Tim Dooley makes use of varied

rise up and sing

Marina Warner

Good, Occasionally Rhyming: A Celebration of The Shipping Forecast in Poetry and Prose Anna Crowe poems for womenA collection of selected poetry and writing about The Shipping Forecast on the 100th anniversary of the first BBC Broadcast. And now, the Shipping Forecast issued by the Met OfficeOften described as a litany, mantra or lullaby, the Shipping Forecast has long been a favourite of cosy homes on chilly evenings. Its practical use as a precise reading of the marine weather around the British Isles has been largely forgotten by its recreational listeners,