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Poetry 2012: The Written World

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A poem to capture the spirit of every nation competing at the 2012 Games.

The Written World brings worldwide poetry to the airwaves with a poem to capture the spirit of every nation competing at the 2012 Games.

Poetry 2012: The Written World: Samoa: Lawrence Ah Ching

Samoa: Lawrence Ah Ching

07/04/2012

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Celebrating poetry worldwide with a poem from Samoa read by Lawrence Ah Ching.

A poem to capture the spirit of every nation competing at the 2012 Games. Samoa's poem, Flying Fox by Albert Wendt, is read by traditional Samoan tattoo artist Lawrence Ah Ching.

The bat comes to a sticky end in Samoa's poem Flying Fox by Albert Wendt. The poem is read by traditional Samoan Tattoo Artist Lawrence Ah Ching who works in Liverpool and throughout the United Kingdom preserving this ancient art.

Poetry 2012 - The Written World creating a unique picture of the nations of the world in verse.

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