It is his beloved, it is his ideal; it is what Mr. Kipling, in one of his most beautiful poems, and one in which he gives expression to his deepest self, calls the True Romance. This poem begins ...

It is needless to say that Mr. Kipling belongs in the very front rank of living story-writers, and he has proved his capacity to write poems which instantly irritate or uplift a whole nation.

From Kipling to Kavanagh through to Pam Ayres and even Bob Dylan, presenters will be waxing lyrical about their favourite poems and wordsmiths and asking listeners to impress them with their ...