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The Forensic and the Fantastic – at the British Library

The WritersMosaic and the Poetry Translation Centre evening of Latinx poetry with multimedia performances and Afro-Colombian music and dance is an antidote to the recent wave of far-right violence unleashed in Britain. Hosted by writer Amanda Vilanova, poets and musicians explored acts of translation between cultures and across media to bring the living poetry of Latin America to the British Library. Film by Rob Akin.
21st August 2024
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Reggae Story

Hannah Lowe reads her poem, 'Reggae Story' inspired by her Jamaican father, Chick. Directed by Matthew Thompson and commissioned by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

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The City Kids See the Sea

Roger Robinson reads his poem, 'The City Kids See the Sea'. Directed by Matthew Thompson and commissioned by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

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What we leave we carry, The series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK.

The series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK.

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Bibliotherapy for the head and the heart

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