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Author and poet Ben Okri

Author and poet Ben Okri joins Nikki Bedi to discuss his latest collection of poetry A Fire in My Head.

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And joining Nikki Bedi is essayist, critic, and broadcaster Bilal Qureshi and author and poet Ben Okri, who’ll also be talking about his latest collection of poetry A Fire in My Head.

(Photo: Ben Okri. Credit: David Levenson/Getty Images)

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