Remastered
Remastered reimagines classic and contemporary Oxford poetry with a delicious blend of music and visual art, made purely for pleasure. Step away from your day and enjoy a moment of the sublime. It's on the House. Remastered Vignettes 1-8 are curated by the Oxford Writers' House Podcasting Fellow, Isabel Galwey.
Remastered
Episode 10: "Ozymandias," by Percy Bysshe Shelley
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The final poem of the Remastered series for the academic year 2025-2026 combines the work of one of University College’s most celebrated alumni, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, with this exquisite reading by the college’s current poet laureate, Pireeni Dundaralingam. One of Shelley’s best-known poems, “Ozymandias” is a haunting remonstrance to those in power, across all times and places.