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Contains Strong Language
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Passing Words at Contains Strong Language
The Contains Strong Language poets perform their writing in a poetry relay.
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Passing Words at Contains Strong Language
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Poetry and performance from Cumbria's Contains Strong Language festival
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New Lyrical Ballads at Contains Strong Language
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Contains Strong Language Highlights
Spoken word highlights from the UK's biggest festival of poetry and performance.
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Contains Strong Language - Live
Relive the celebration of spoken word and highlights from the Contains Strong Language festival in Cumbria.
26 Sep 2020
Christabel by Candlelight
Kate Clanchy’s stunning take on Christabel combines music and beat-boxing to bring Coleridge’s unfinished work to life, performed by flickering candlelight and recorded for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds.
Introducing CSL 2020
All you need to know about the festival behind over 20 events in Cumbria over three days, as leading poets and world class spoken word artists take to the stage.
Emergency
Jacob Polley tells ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Cumbria about his play Emergency, which focuses on climate change, flooding and connecting with the past.
26 Sep 2020
2020 Line-up
Browse the line-up for three days of spoken word events with details of coverage on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer and here on the website.
Radio Cumbria at CSL 2020
Listen to Saturday's programme as Radio Cumbria hosted poets from Contains Strong Language throughout the day.
26 Sep 2020
