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  • Bangladesh

    Tue 24 Jun 2014

    In Sadaf Saaz Siddiqi鈥檚 Sari Reams, she describes its beauty and significance.

  • Scotland

    Mon 23 Jun 2014

    Kathleen Jamie reads Here lies our land, a poem commemorating the 700th anniversary of...

  • Swaziland

    Sun 22 Jun 2014

    Sarah Thembile Mkhonza explains how praise poetry forms part of everyday life and I...

  • Maldives

    Sun 22 Jun 2014

    Farah Didi reads I will forgive, a poem describing police brutality.

  • Namibia

    Sat 21 Jun 2014

    Emmanuel Hitilasha describes his native village and reads African Way.

  • Mozambique

    Sat 21 Jun 2014

    Sonia Sultuane, a Muslim poet, discusses identity in her poem African.

  • Bahamas

    Tue 17 Jun 2014

    Christian Campbell talks about the links between the Bahamas and Haiti, explored in II...

  • Fiji

    Mon 16 Jun 2014

    Sudesh Mishra talks about his indo-Fijian heritage and reads The Gust-proof Door, in...

  • India

    Sun 15 Jun 2014

    Salma was kept in the house for nine years when she refused to marry. She explains how...

  • Cayman Islands

    Sun 15 Jun 2014

    Leonard Dilbert says it鈥檚 important not to deny the painful history of many in his...

  • Anguilla

    Sat 14 Jun 2014

    Linda Banks discusses the challenges of tourism and development in Anguilla and reads...

  • Isle Of Man

    Tue 10 Jun 2014

    Janet Lees reads Resort, inspired by the image of a Punch and Judy stall on the beach.

  • Rwanda

    Mon 9 Jun 2014

    Michaella Rugwizangoga reads Colors, a hopeful poem twenty years on from the Rwandan...

  • Zambia

    Sun 8 Jun 2014

    Cheela Chilala talks about the poetry tradition in Zambia and reads Rear View Mirror.

  • Uganda

    Sat 7 Jun 2014

    Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva, poet from Uganda, reads her poem Lake Nalubaale

  • Singapore

    Sat 7 Jun 2014

    Alfian Sa'at discusses restrictions on the press and reads Why A Man Cannot Have Wings.

  • Kenya

    Tue 3 Jun 2014

    Alexander Nderitu on the East African slave trade and beach boys.

  • Jersey

    Mon 2 Jun 2014

    Jacqueline Mezec reads An Islander Remembers the Sea.

  • Pakistan

    Sun 1 Jun 2014

    Sindhi poet Pushpa Valabh reads A Small Desire.

  • Canada

    Sun 1 Jun 2014

    Cree Nation poet Louise B Halfe talks about the challenges faced by aboriginal Canadians.

  • Nigeria

    Sat 31 May 2014

    Tolu Ogunlesi reads Abeokuta, remembering his childhood and considering Nigeria's future.

  • Norfolk Island

    Sat 31 May 2014

    Archie Bigg, proud descendant of the Bounty mutineers, shares his poem The Norfolk Pine.

  • Bermuda

    Thu 29 May 2014

    Kim Dismont Robinson describes Gombey dancing and reads her poem Scents of Bermuda.

  • Sri Lanka

    Mon 26 May 2014

    Tamil poet Cheran reads his poem, Telephone Call, about the disputed White Flag in the...

  • Samoa

    Sun 25 May 2014

    Tusiata Avia talks about her mixed heritage and reads her poem, Fresh From The Islands.

  • Montserrat

    Sat 24 May 2014

    Howard Fergus reads his poem, Show Time, about the volcano in Montserrat鈥檚 Hills...

  • St Vincent & The Grenadines

    Sat 24 May 2014

    Peggy Carr talks about growing up in St Vincent and reads her poem, Flight of the...

  • New Zealand

    Mon 19 May 2014

    In his poem 鈥楰oho鈥� Glenn Colquhoun celebrates the year he spent living in a Maori...

  • Jamaica

    Mon 19 May 2014

    Tanya Shirley talks about the links between Jamaica and Scotland through the slave and...

  • Malta

    Sun 18 May 2014

    Joe Friggieri recollects his childhood in the beautiful natural environment of Malta,...

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