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Radio 3,03 Oct 2019,44 mins

Rebecca Solnit, Truth, National Poetry Day

Free Thinking

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Who holds the power? The US activist and author Rebecca Solnit talks to Shahidha Bari about pros and cons of anger, US border patrols, rape cases in courts and shifts in the point of view of Hollywood films. Plus a look at the theme of National Poetry Day 2019 - Truth with the poet David Cain author of Truth Street - A Hillsborough Poem and Fiona Benson - whose collection is called Vertigo & Ghost. Rebecca Solnit's fourth Essay collection is called Whose Story Is This ? Old Conflicts, New Chapters. Producer: Torquil MacLeod

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