Pele’s Poetry Podcast: Episode 7 – The A E Housman Shropshire Lad one

Recorded on the 90th anniversary of A E Housman’s death this Shropshire Lad and my co-presenter, the Shropshire lass Pele Cox, discuss the life and works of the poet who died on April 30 2026.

We agree that his poetry is every bit as relevant today as when it was first written at the turn of the 20th century. And we discover that his best-selling A Shropshire Lad didn’t sell well initially – a lesson for budding poets everywhere.

Poems

• More Poems XVI – How clear, how lovely bright
• A Shropshire Lad II – Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
• Last Poems XII – The laws of God. the laws of man
• A Shropshire Lad XIX – The time you won your town the race

Further reading

The Housman Society has a wonderful online resource for everything Alfred Edward. You could spend hours here.

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