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Some people might have noticed it's the cenetnary of Sir John Betjeman's birth. In particular, the BBC has gone completely mad, flinging off "Betjeman this" and "Betjeman that", in all possible directions. Partly an excuse to raid the archives, of course, but nevertheless all interesting stuff.
He was populist, writing poetry that people actually liked! As well as writing about church architecture, and I think (not sure!) he invented the word "Metroland".
If you don't like poetry, you might still like him! Unfortunately, I can't quote any of the best examples, as they're all copyright, but there is this "small sample", which gives a vague idea ........
_http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Betjeman .
If you want to hear some Betjeman poems online, goto the BBC radio website, where the "listen again" feature stores stuff up to 7 days.
He was populist, writing poetry that people actually liked! As well as writing about church architecture, and I think (not sure!) he invented the word "Metroland".
If you don't like poetry, you might still like him! Unfortunately, I can't quote any of the best examples, as they're all copyright, but there is this "small sample", which gives a vague idea ........
_http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Betjeman .
If you want to hear some Betjeman poems online, goto the BBC radio website, where the "listen again" feature stores stuff up to 7 days.
