It's been a busy few weeks for poetry. On this week's programme, Claire Armitstead talks to Sarah Crown and Forward prize judge Nicholas Wroe about the 2009 Forward shortlists, announced yesterday, and the latest projects from the newly-annointed poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy – which include the launch of a prize, the Ted Hughes award for new work in poetry, and the curation of a collection of war poems from some of our finest contemorary poets, showcased this week in the Guardian.
Mick Wood, the winner of this year's Ledbury Festival poetry competition, also comes in to the studio to read his winning poem, "Trashbots", and discuss poetry, politics and what you can create with a cereal packet.
