The poems suggest the porpoise’s range has decreased by 65 percent since the Tang dynasty (618–907 C.E.). Most of that decline happened in the river’s tributaries and lakes, where the animal ...

The Poet Laureate Simon Armitage looks for mythical beasts to inspire a new animal poem. Show more. Simon Armitage wants to know why we are captivated by unicorns and other fantasy animals.

Will Simon Armitage finally finish his animal poem? In this episode he meets a dodo, a dinosaur, and one of the most remarkable poems ever written about a bird - 'The Windhover' by Gerard Manley ...