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George the Poet reads His Mistakes
A poem from his collection, Search Party, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
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    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
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    Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
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