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by Dean Gessie
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by Julia Deakin
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The blue butterfly - Richard Berengarten
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The shadow well - Richard Berengarten
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The death of children - Richard Berengarten
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Clean out the house - Richard Berengarten
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The Mighty Dead
Dover Beach
Read by Romola Garai
Dover Beach - Matthew Arnold - Read by Romola Garai
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Makhosazana Xaba
B. 1957
These hands have Moulded monuments, created crafts, healed hearts. Khosi Xaba, from 'These Hands'
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Moniza Alvi
B. 1954
'here I am, on the edge of animation, / a dream, a dance, a fantastic construction'. Moniza Alvi