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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: Botswana: Keitumetse Letsholo

Botswana: Keitumetse Letsholo

16/08/2012

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Celebrating poetry worldwide with a poem from Botswana read by Keitumetse Letsholo.

'Bushwoman Stands Here...' captures the strength and fragility of a Bushwoman under a timeless starry sky. It was read, in Edinburgh by Keitumetse Letsholo.

The Bushmen are the oldest inhabitants of Southern Africa, but their traditional way of life is under threat in the modern era. 'Bushwoman Stands Here...', by an anonymous poet, captures both the strength and fragility of a Bushwoman standing with her child under a timeless starry sky. It was read, in Edinburgh, by Keitumetse Letsholo

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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