Words of change for National Poetry Day
This year for National Poetry Day, #ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½LocalPoets celebrates 12 exciting new poems on the theme of change. The poets are each based in one of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Newcastle
Nicole May for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Manchester
Kate Fox for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio York
Kirsten Irving for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Lincolnshire
Andrew Graves for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Nottingham
Sebbie Mudhai for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Coventry & Warwickshire
John Clegg for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Cambridgeshire
Angela France for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Gloucestershire
Abigail Parry for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Solent
Momtaza Mehri for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio London
John McCullough for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Sussex
Katrina Naomi for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Cornwall
Presented by Becca Bryers.
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