Ep 8 - BEAUTY v DUTY. Exploring 'Stopping By Woolds On A Snowy Evening by Robert Frost and 'Leisure' by WH Davies

from Waterskiing on Poetry - Waving hello to poems and poets with Neil Elder · host Neil Elder

What would life be without a bit of leisure, doing nothing, staring out the window? Butt wait, there's that nagging feeling you should be doing something 'useful'.In this episode we put two poems head to head in the Beauty V Duty battle. Who will win?!Find the poems here - Robert Frost = https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42891/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-eveningWH Davies = https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/leisureLet me know your winner on Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/waterskiingonpoetry/?igsh=MXVhcnJ5MXI0aTNiNg%3D%3D#

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