Words of change for National Poetry Day

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This year for National Poetry Day, #BBCLocalPoets celebrates 12 exciting new poems on the theme of change. The poets are each based in one of the BBC’s 12 regions in England, and were inspired by listeners, local people, landscapes and language. Featuring the words and voices of poets: Rowan McCabe for BBC Radio Newcastle Nicole May for BBC Radio Manchester Kate Fox for BBC Radio York Kirsten Irving for BBC Radio Lincolnshire Andrew Graves for BBC Radio Nottingham Sebbie Mudhai for BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire John Clegg for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Angela France for BBC Radio Gloucestershire Abigail Parry for BBC Radio Solent Momtaza Mehri for BBC Radio London John McCullough for BBC Radio Sussex Katrina Naomi for BBC Radio Cornwall Presented by Becca Bryers.