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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: Mali: Aoua Komate

31/05/2012

Mali: Aoua Komate

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Celebrating poetry worldwide with a poem from Mali read by Aoua Komate.

A poem to capture the spirit of every nation competing at the 2012 Games. A mother's love for her son is explored in Mali's poem Mon Fils by Fatoumata Sidibe, read by Aoua Komate.

A mother's love for her son seeps beautifully from the lines of this poem from Mali, Mon fils, by Fatoumata Sidibe, translated by Janis A Mayes. The poem is read by Aoua Komate, mother to a 7 year old son, who works as Customer Service Assistant for a London Transport Service.

Poetry 2012 - The Written World : A poem to capture the spirit of each competing nation in the 2012 Games.

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