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Sound Frontiers: National Poetry Day

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Ian McMillan presents a special edition for National Poetry Day.

Live from the Clore Ballroom at Southbank Centre in London, Ian McMillan presents a special edition for National Poetry Day, with poets including Inua Ellams and Hannah Silva.

As part of Radio 3's 70th birthday residency at Southbank Centre London, The Verb celebrates National Poetry Day at the Clore Ballroom. 

Ian McMillan's guests are the poets Inua Ellams, Hannah Silva, Sabrina Mahfouz and Luke Kennard.

Hannah Silva presents a special poem marking the transfer of the Arts Council's collection to the Poetry Library at Southbank.

The programme also features a new commission from Inua Ellams, the first in our 'Three Score and Ten' series to celebrate 70 years of Radio 3.

Presenter: Ian McMillan
Producer: Faith Lawrence.

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