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'A Town Called Heaven' by Matthew Sweeney (poem only)
Poet Matthew Sweeney reads his poem, 'A Town Called Heaven'. In it a character is making his way from the country to a town called Heaven, which a voice says is 'one mile' away. Initially running to get there, he slows down to appreciate his surroundings and muse on what a town called Heaven would be like. On arrival he finds it to be much like his own home town.
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