# The power of poetry Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/6-minute-english-60308/the-power-of-poetry Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/6-minute-english-60308/the-power-of-poetry.md Podcast: [6 Minute English](https://stenobird.com/podcast/6-minute-english-60308) Published: 2026-06-04T09:37:00+00:00 Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nq06hm Audio file: http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss-low/proto/http/vpid/p0nq04vv.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/6-minute-english-60308/episodes/the-power-of-poetry Duration seconds: 395 ## Resource Do you like to read poetry? When was the last time you heard someone recite a poem? Some people may just think of poetry as something they studied at school, but for many people it has a powerful presence in their lives. Poetry can help you connect with others, come to terms with personal emotions, or even spread the word about important global events. If you think poetry is not for you, perhaps you just haven't found the right poem yet! Neil and Pippa discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary. Listen to natural English conversations with Real Easy English: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/real-easy-english Learn English from the news: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2026 Get a free worksheet, quiz and transcript for this episode: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2026/ep-260604 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/6-minute-english-60308/episodes/the-power-of-poetry/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/6-minute-english-60308/the-power-of-poetry.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.