Sir,-I see we now have poetry on the radio menu. I see, but I do not hear; and why not? Because, for some obscure reason, known only to the programme organisers, poetry must only make its appearance im the lonely hours of the chill and stilly night. There must be thousands of wouldbe listeners who, like myself find great enjoyment in hearing real poetry, clearly and feelingly read by a _ poetry-lover, and I’m glad that such features are now included in our broadcasts, But why must they be included so late at night? Are they intended as a soporific to reduce the consumption of habit-forming sleeping pills? I don’t really think their creators meant them to be used in this way. Why can’t they be given a place of honour in the early evening, when we are not too tired to appreciate them? So here’s to early-evening poetryno introductions, no analyses or inquests -just poetry.
S.
McWILLIAMS
(Taumarunui).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 24, Issue 621, 25 May 1951, Page 5
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