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Poetry Postcards

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.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 9 Aug 201423:30
BBC Radio 4

Broadcasts

  • Sun 3 Aug 201416:27
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sat 9 Aug 201423:30
    BBC Radio 4