Living with the Poets: Life Lessons from the Romantics

Not all of the (male) Romantic poets were good husbands. Far from it, as we will hear in a future podcast. But uxuriousness was not unknown. ‘How to be a good husband’ looks at the positive side of the story. Text by Duncan Wu; read by Rebecca McGuire-Snieckus. Poetry by William Wordsworth; read by John Strachan. Engineered by Andrei Branea.

'How to Fail' looks at failure, and how it can help us to succeed. Text read by Rebecca McGuire-Snieckus; poetry read by John Strachan. Text by John Strachan and Duncan Wu.

'How to Build your own Jerusalem' looks at William Blake's great poem and its meanings, in its own day and in the modern world. Text by John Strachan and Duncan Wu; read by John Strachan. 'And did those feet in ancient time' ('Jerusalem') by William Blake read by John Rowe.

‘How to Diet’ looks at the Romantics’ take on eating, diet and the body. Text by John Strachan and Duncan Wu; read by Rebecca McGuire-Snieckus.

'Living with the Poets' offers the first of an occasional series on dating, marriage - and divorce. Text by Duncan Wu and John Strachan. Read by Rebecca McGuire-Snieckus. Poetry read by John Rowe.

How and why are the Romantic poets of relevance in the twenty-first century? 'Living with the Romantics' discusses how. Text by John Strachan and Duncan Wu. Read by John Strachan. Poetry read by Kate Rigby.

'How to Die' looks at an issue which affects us all. Text by John Strachan and Duncan Wu; read by Rebecca McGuire-Snieckus; John Keats, ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ read by John Rowe.

‘How to be alone’ shows us how to make the most of solitude in a noisy modern world. Text by John Strachan and Duncan Wu; read by Rebecca McGuire-Snieckus; ‘Daffodils’ by William Wordsworth read by John Rowe.

‘How to be Happy’ looks at happiness and how to achieve it. Text by John Strachan and Duncan Wu; read by John Strachan; William Wordsworth’ ‘Resolution and independence’ read by John Rowe.