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Birmingham Contains Strong Language

Ian McMillan's cabaret of the word hears from poets involved in two projects at the Contains Strong Language Festival: Across Borders and Language Is a Queer Thing.

Recorded at the Â鶹Éç's Contains Strong Language Festival in Birmingham, Ian showcases verse that has arisen from two collaborative projects: Across Borders and Language Is a Queer Thing.

Dzifa Benson's explores the phenomenon of the Ghanaian drinking name which is part of her Ewe heritage, and we ask our poets to come up with their own.

Alvin Pang gives us his insight into a location which was formative in the development of poetry in Singapore in the poem Boat Quay, and Fred D'Aguiar offers us two readings as well as insights into his memoir, Year of Plagues.

Amani Saeed and Megha Harish discuss the challenges and intricacies of collaboration, and Nick Makoha considers the march of history with one of the poems that came from his collaboration - Primer.

Across Borders and Language Is a Queer Thing were developed in partnership with the Verve Poetry Festival, the British Council and the Queer Muslim Project.

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44 minutes

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Fri 23 Sep 2022 22:00

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  • Fri 23 Sep 2022 22:00

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