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Gloriana Dying

by Sylvia Townsend Warner

Gloriana Dying - Sylvia Townsend Warner
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Great Sporting Moments

by Simon Armitage

Great Sporting Moments - Simon Armitage
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Eagle Poem

by Joy Harjo

Eagle Poem - Joy Harjo
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Child with Pillar Box and Bin Bags

by Kathleen Jamie

Child with Pillar Box and Bin Bags - Kathleen Jamie
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Simple tings

by Jean Binta Breeze

Simple tings - Jean Binta Breeze
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Family Affairs

by Maya Angelou

Family Affairs - Maya Angelou
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Mercian Hymns

by Geoffrey Hill

Mercian Hymns - Geoffrey Hill
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The Loch Ness Monster’s Song

by Edwin Morgan

The Loch Ness Monster’s Song - Edwin Morgan
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Let me Die a Young Man’s Death

by Roger McGough

Let me Die a Young Man’s Death - Roger McGough
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Everybody Sang

by Siegfried Sassoon

Everybody Sang - Siegfried Sassoon
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The Negro Speaks of Rivers

by Langston Hughes

The Negro Speaks of Rivers - Langston Hughes
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The last night of my 20s 

by Kayo Chingonyi

The last night of my 20s  - Kayo Chingonyi
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The Colour of James Brown’s Scream

by Kayo Chingonyi

The Colour of James Brown’s Scream - Kayo Chingonyi
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Guy’s and St Thomas’s

by Kayo Chingonyi

Guy’s and St Thomas’s - Kayo Chingonyi
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How To Cry

by Kayo Chingonyi

How To Cry - Kayo Chingonyi
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Some Bright Elegance

by Kayo Chingonyi

Some Bright Elegance - Kayo Chingonyi
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‘The Missing’

For BBC 100: T.S. Eliot Prize Winning Reading

by Roger Robinson

‘The Missing’ - Roger Robinson
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Dear Hearing World

by Raymond Antrobus

Dear Hearing World - Raymond Antrobus
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