Strange sounds and sweet airs

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Strange sounds and sweet airs

How Chaucer reshaped English poetry

DANIEL WAKELIN

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The TLS Magazine

04 July, 2025

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‘on assignments for itn, i carried a book of poems…’

Throughout his career, our columnist has relied on the music of poetry to provide grace, wisdom and even a distraction from the sounds of war

The TLS

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Strange sounds and sweet airs

Strange sounds and sweet airs

The TLS Magazine

04 July, 2025

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