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Ben Okri on fairy tales laced with acid
The poet Ben Okri describes his latest book The Magic Lamp as fairy tales laced with acid. He has written it with the illustrator Rosemary Clunie.
Listen to him describe the inspiration behind his work and why he felt compelled to write a poem about the Grenfell tower fire.
(Image: Picture from The Magic Lamp, credit: Rosemary Clunie)
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