Here’s a selection of my BuzzWords, the poems I write on current affairs. I perform them in my ‘Rhymes of the Times’ shows (find out more ...)
December 2010 Woman’s Hour on Radio 4 commission me to write a poem looking ahead to 2011. Listen to my poem (start at minute 14.20)
October 2010 To coincide with a UN biodiversity conference taking place in Japan, the BBC World Service’s environment programme One Planet commissioned a poem from me about the wildlife in my city. Listen to my poem
March 2010 To mark World Poetry Day on 21 March, the Radio 2 Arts Show commissioned a poem from me. It’s called ‘And the winner is ...’ Read my poem Listen to my poem (mp3)
May 2009 ‘Last Orders’, a poem about MPs and their expenses, is broadcast on the Today programme on Radio 4. Listen to an excerpt
May 2009 The BBC commissions me to write some poems to mark the appointment of Britain’s first woman Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. Read the poems
Reaction to my poem on the role of a 21st-century Poet Laureate:
‘It's the most spondeetious development since Lenny Henry played Othello ... It's a fast poem. It's a fun poem. I love it. ... Anneliese Emmans Dean is, at this early stage, first choice in my putative Fantasy Poets League team.’ Chris M. Dickson Read the full review
