Wildlife Poetry Podcast

Written by Gary Hodges

Written by Jane Newberry

Written by Elisabeth Chidsey

Incident at the Tomb of Arimathea, Teenage Shaman, Bees are Here and Roadkill

Virginia McKenna reads Richard Bonfield's wildlife poems. Spring on the Line, Chaucer's Bluebells, Surreal Swallows and Swallows Know.

Elephant by Elton Wilmot. Introduced and read by Virgina McKenna

Written by Richard Bonfield to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the publication of the book Born Free by Joy Adamson. Read by Virginia McKenna OBE

Everything, The Bleeding Heart Baboon in the Zoo, Unfair Game. Poems written and read by Virginia McKenna OBE

Written by Richard Bonfield, Read by Virginia McKenna

Written by Richard Bonfield, Read by Virginia McKenna OBE. From the book Wildness - Available now from Born Free

Sequel to the Beautiful Alphabet by Richard Bonfield, read by Virginia McKenna

Written by Richard Bonfield, Read by Virginia McKenna OBE. From the book Wildness - Available now from Born Free

Written by Richard Bonfield, Read by Virginia McKenna OBE. From the book Wildness - Available now from Born Free

Written by Richard Bonfield, Read by Virginia McKenna OBE. From the book Wildness - Available now from Born Free

Atandi Anyona from Nairobi, Kenya reads his own poem

Written by Virginia following a visit to a bile farm in vietnam

Born Free was thrilled when our charity's Poet in Residence Richard Bonfield wrote a wonderful new tiger poem especially for our Founder Virginia McKenna OBE's birthday in June. Virginia was delighted by 'Misty Tiger' and has made a special recording of the poem.

Tiger by Richard Bonfield, read by Virginia McKenna

The Tiger's Plea by Ronnie Wilkie, read by Virginia McKenna