The power of poetry

And we find out which member of our BBC team is a spoken word poet and how she is among a growing number of people worldwide ...
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A climate change poem for today by Imtiaz Dharker

Poet laureate curates a series of 20 original poems by various authors on the theme of climate change the water-tap unlocked, its padlock cracked.Breath hacks in the throat, Check your back. Turn it ...
The Atlantic

The Change

Poems about the seasons tend to get a bad rap. Soft snowfall, chirping cardinals, bare feet on soft grass, crisp autumn leaves: These are obviously lovely scenes that, in their unambiguous beauty, are ...
The Nation Newspaper

Using poetry as a tool for national development

As the world celebrates World Poetry Day (WPD) today, CHINAKA OKORO writes that the country should take advantage of the celebration to encourage Nigerians to embrace poetry as a tool to fight ...