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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: Turkey: Emre Guler

Turkey: Emre Guler

25/04/2012

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Celebrating poetry worldwide with a poem from Turkey read by Emre Guler.

A poem to capture the spirit of every nation competing at the 2012 Games. Baku at Night was written by exiled Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet and is read by Emre Guler.

The poem for Turkey, Baku at Night, was written by poet Nazim Hikmet who found himself dreaming of Istanbul while exiled from Turkey and living in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku. It is read by Hotel Events Manager in Edinburgh, Emre Guler. 

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

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