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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: Palestine: Iyad Hayatleh

Palestine: Iyad Hayatleh

23/07/2012

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Celebrating poetry worldwide with a poem from Palestine read by Iyad Hayatleh.

A poem to capture the spirit of each competing nation in the 2012 Games. Palestine's poem Seeds In Flight is by Khaled Abdallah and read by Iyad Hayatleh.

Palestine's poem is Seeds in Flight by Khaled Abdallah. It is translated by Sara Vaghefian and The Poetry Translation Workshop and read by Iyad Hayatleh, a Palestinian poet who was born in a refugee camp in Syria and now lives in Glasgow.

Poetry 2012 - The Written World, a BBC collaboration with The Scottish Poetry Library, creating a unique picture of the nations of the world in verse.

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