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The Pam Ayres Poetry Collection

AuthorPam Ayres

NarratorPam Ayres

Duration2h 5m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Poetry

PublisherBBC

VersionUnabridged

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Pam Ayres reads over 50 of her best-known and loved poems, including 'I Wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth', 'I'm a Starling, Me Darling' and 'Thoughts of a Late-Night Knitter'.

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