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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: Spain: Charo Cervantes

28/05/2012

Spain: Charo Cervantes

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Celebrating poetry worldwide with a poem from Spain read by Charo Cervantes.

A poem to capture the spirit of each competing nation in the 2012 Games. Antonio Machado's poem You Ask Me, Why My Heart Flies from the Coast is read by Charo Cervantes.

Antonio Machado writes a love letter to the place of his birth in Castille, Spain. 'You Ask Me, Why My Heart Flies from the Coast' was translated by Willis Barnstone and read by Business Support Manager, Charo Cervantes, from Andalucia who now lives in Edinburgh. 

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

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