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National Poetry Day
October 4, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
Join the Poetry Society and Southbank Centre for National Poetry Day Live, a cosmic celebration of poetry with Stars as its theme. All afternoon, there’s a rolling programme of free readings by top poets, including Dannie Abse, Simon Barraclough, Megan Beech, John Cooper Clarke, Charlotte Higgins, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Grace Nichols, Mario Petrucci, Christopher Reid, Rachel Rooney and Helen Mort. Come and hear your favourite writers, and discover new names, at this friendly annual event.
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