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Poetry Postcards Episodes

  1. Namibia

    Emmanuel Hitilasha describes his native village and reads African Way.

  2. Mozambique

    Sonia Sultuane, a Muslim poet, discusses identity in her poem African.

  3. Montserrat

    Howard Fergus reads his poem, Show Time, about the volcano in Montserrat鈥檚 Hills...

  4. Mauritius

    Umar Timol explores the paradoxical nature of island life in his poem Island.

  5. Malta

    Joe Friggieri recollects his childhood in the beautiful natural environment of Malta,...

  6. Maldives

    Farah Didi reads I will forgive, a poem describing police brutality.

  7. Malaysia

    In Language, Baha Zain explores the difficulty of expressing our true meaning in words.

  8. Malawi

    Jack Mapanje mocks African rulers in his poem When This Carnival Finally Closes.

  9. Lesotho

    Lindelwa Xingwana describes the Mountain Kingdom and reads Let it be known.

  10. Kiribati

    Teweiariki Teaero weaves the Commonwealth together in Kaleidoscope of Hope.

  11. Kenya

    Alexander Nderitu on the East African slave trade and beach boys.

  12. Jersey

    Jacqueline Mezec reads An Islander Remembers the Sea.

  13. Jamaica

    Tanya Shirley talks about the links between Jamaica and Scotland through the slave and...

  14. Isle Of Man

    Janet Lees reads Resort, inspired by the image of a Punch and Judy stall on the beach.

  15. India

    Salma was kept in the house for nine years when she refused to marry. She explains how...

  16. Guyana

    Sasenarine Persaud explains why so many Guyanese have Indian heritage and reads...

  17. Guernsey

    Candy Neubert recalls a specialmoment when she returned home in her poem, privacy.

  18. Grenada

    Frank Scott sends a poem from the Spice Islands, Grenada.

  19. Gibraltar

    Jackie Anderson recalls feeling trapped on the rock when the Spanish border was closed...

  20. Ghana

    Adjei Agyei Baah reads his poem For the Mountains.

  21. Fiji

    Sudesh Mishra talks about his indo-Fijian heritage and reads The Gust-proof Door, in...

  22. Falkland Islands

    Donna Henry describes the birdlife on the islands and how they inspired her poem...

  23. England

    Jacob Polley from Cumbria reads The North-South Divide.

  24. Dominica

    Ras Mo, who works with young people on violence prevention, reads Pink and Blue.

  25. Cyprus

    Claire Angelidou talks about losing her home in Famagusta.

  26. Cook Islands

    Jean Mason explains the diversity of Maori culture in the Pacific islands through her...

  27. Cayman Islands

    Leonard Dilbert says it鈥檚 important not to deny the painful history of many in his...

  28. Canada

    Cree Nation poet Louise B Halfe talks about the challenges faced by aboriginal Canadians.

  29. Brunei Darussalam

    Salwa Mornie explains traditional Bruneian poetry and reads I am.

  30. Botswana

    Performance poet TJ Dema reads her poem 'Boikanyo' about homeless children.

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