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It's National Poetry Day here in the UK with events being marked in many ways: new poems, a special postmark and readings galore. Even Prince Charles has got in on the act. The heir to the British throne has recorded 'The Shipping Forecast', a poem by the famous Irish poet Seamus Heaney. Andrew Marr, author of 'We British: The Poetry of a People' talks about the roots and power of verse in the English language.

(Picture: A bust of Shakespeare sits on the window sill of his birthplace on April 19, 2016 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Credit: Getty Images)