Education for Leisure


	Education for Leisure

Aribeth

6-24-2009 12:28 PM

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contemporary poetry, modern poets, poems, banned, censorship

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6-24-2009 6:51 PM

Kelika

Good clip - thanks!

6-25-2009 4:53 PM

abailart

Great poem, clip and clipper. Utterly refreshing.

6-28-2009 7:41 AM

abailart

Carol Ann Duffy, the UK's new Poet Laureate, will be at the Launch of the Sefton Writing Festival, Crosby Civic Hall on 7 October at 8p.m. That's about 20 minutes from Liverpool Central by train.

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