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The National Poetry Competition In 1978, the Poetry Society and the BBC launched the National Poetry Competition. Several of the poets featured in this section were winners in the years that followed: Tony Harrison in 1980, Carol Ann Duffy in…

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Simple tings - Jean Binta Breeze
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The Day My Pad Went Mad - John Cooper Clarke
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Born in Salford, Lancashire, John Cooper Clarke is a multi-faceted writer, musician, artist, and performer. a well-known and much-loved voice on stage, television, radio and at Festivals.  He has toured the UK and internationally. Described as a ‘people’s poet, his…

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Warming Her Pearls - Carol Ann Duffy
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The Sightseers - Paul Muldoon
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The Fat Black Woman Goes Shopping - Grace Nichols
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Men and their Boring Arguments - Wendy Cope
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Jacko’s Girl - Selima Hill
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At North Farm - John Ashbery
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