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03/08/2014

BBC Radio 4 - Poetry Postcards

Razia Iqbal shares poetry from around the Commonwealth sent to Glasgow for the Games.

Razia Iqbal and four international poets share favourite poems from the BBC Scotland series that invited poets from around the Commonwealth to send a poem to Glasgow for the Games.

A chance to hear some of the best poems from BBC Scotland's Poetry Postcards series, inviting a poet from each participating nation and territory to send a poem to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games.

Razia Iqbal discusses the common themes arising from the collection with four of the participating poets: Sasenarine Persaud from Guyana; Nigerian journalist and poet Tolu Ogunlesi; Toni Stuart, a performance poet from South Africa; and Trinidadian Vahni Capildeo.

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