The Night of the Scorpion

This poem chosen for the BBC 100 collection was a reading for the BBC programme Multicultural Sources from South Asia, broadcast 20th June, 1984. The Poetry Archive presents here an extract for review and educational research purposes. Permissions to share the full poem audio and text are pending.

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BBC 100 Collection

Celebrating 100 years of poetry on the BBC

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