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  1. Zambia

    Cheela Chilala talks about the poetry tradition in Zambia and reads Rear View Mirror.

  2. Wales

    Gillian Clarke explains the historical importance of the Welsh language in Britain and...

  3. Uganda

    Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva, poet from Uganda, reads her poem Lake Nalubaale

  4. Tuvalu

    Selina Tusitala Marsh reads Tuvalu Blues, a poem about rising sea levels in the Pacific.

  5. Turks & Caicos

    Charvis Ferguson talks about tourism in the Turks and reads Vacation Island.

  6. Trinidad and Tobago

    Vahni Capildeo talks about the Commonwealth values and reads her poem Utter.

  7. Tonga

    Loa Niumeitolu explains what the English language means to her in When we tell.

  8. Tanzania

    Euphrase Kezilahabi reads his poem Floods.

  9. Swaziland

    Sarah Thembile Mkhonza explains how praise poetry forms part of everyday life and I...

  10. St Vincent & The Grenadines

    Peggy Carr talks about growing up in St Vincent and reads her poem, Flight of the...

  11. St Lucia

    Vladimir Lucien talks about the 鈥榗utlery of empire鈥� in his poem Ebb I.

  12. St Kitts and Nevis

    Kevin Isaac regrets the destruction of nature that comes with development in his poem...

  13. St Helena

    Basil George talks about his grandson inspring his poem A Closed Hand.

  14. Sri Lanka

    Tamil poet Cheran reads his poem, Telephone Call, about the disputed White Flag in the...

  15. South Africa

    Toni Stuart reads '#34breestreet' sharing her reaction to tweets about the discovery a...

  16. Solomon Islands

    Jully Makini makes fun of young women becoming Westernised in her poem Civilised Girl.

  17. Singapore

    Alfian Sa'at discusses restrictions on the press and reads Why A Man Cannot Have Wings.

  18. Sierra Leone

    Syl Cheney-Coker talks about growing up in the British Empire and reads his poem The...

  19. Seychelles

    Helda Marie reads Lamentations from Paradise.

  20. Scotland

    Kathleen Jamie reads Here lies our land, a poem commemorating the 700th anniversary of...

  21. Samoa

    Tusiata Avia talks about her mixed heritage and reads her poem, Fresh From The Islands.

  22. Rwanda

    Michaella Rugwizangoga reads Colors, a hopeful poem twenty years on from the Rwandan...

  23. Papua New Guinea

    Michael Dom reads The political economy of a pig farmer鈥檚 life.

  24. Pakistan

    Sindhi poet Pushpa Valabh reads A Small Desire.

  25. Northern Ireland

    Michael Longley from Belfast reads All of These People.

  26. Norfolk Island

    Archie Bigg, proud descendant of the Bounty mutineers, shares his poem The Norfolk Pine.

  27. Niue

    Artist and poet John Pule describes Niue at the age of two and asapting to life in New...

  28. Nigeria

    Tolu Ogunlesi reads Abeokuta, remembering his childhood and considering Nigeria's future.

  29. New Zealand

    In his poem 鈥楰oho鈥� Glenn Colquhoun celebrates the year he spent living in a Maori...

  30. Nauru

    Lyn Detabene reads Proudly She Sways Her True Colour.

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