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20140803

A chance to hear some of the best poems from BBC Scotland's Poetry Postcards series, inviting a poet from each participating nation and territory to send a poem to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games.

Razia Iqbal discusses the common themes arising from the collection with four of the participating poets: Sasenarine Persaud from Guyana; Nigerian journalist and poet Tolu Ogunlesi; Toni Stuart, a performance poet from South Africa; and Trinidadian Vahni Capildeo.

Razia Iqbal shares poetry from around the Commonwealth sent to Glasgow for the Games.

2014080320140809 (R4)

A chance to hear some of the best poems from BBC Scotland's Poetry Postcards series, inviting a poet from each participating nation and territory to send a poem to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games.

Razia Iqbal discusses the common themes arising from the collection with four of the participating poets: Sasenarine Persaud from Guyana; Nigerian journalist and poet Tolu Ogunlesi; Toni Stuart, a performance poet from South Africa; and Trinidadian Vahni Capildeo.

Razia Iqbal shares poetry from around the Commonwealth sent to Glasgow for the Games.