Live from Contains Strong Language 2023
Live from the Contains Strong Language Festival in Leeds, Ian McMillan introduces public poets from around the world, and we discover the winner of the 2023 Laurel Prize.
Live from the βContains Strong Languageβ Festival in Leeds, Ian McMillan introduces public poets from around the world, including Simon Armitage, Hanan Issa (the National Poet of Wales), Chris Tse (Poet Laureate of New Zealand) and Titilope Sonuga - Nigerian-Canadian poet and former Laureate of Edmonton. Ian will also hear from the winner of the 2023 Laurel Prize - the international award for nature poetry, set up to recognise and encourage the resurgence of environmental writing β one of Simon Armitageβs public projects as Poet Laureate.
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