Happy #NationalPoetryDay! We and our partner organisations across England are releasing a poem a day from the #StayingHuman anthology published this month by @bloodaxebooks. You can listen to the whole playlist as it grows here: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #bhamlitfest
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Today's reading, to kick us off, is Beds by Elaine Feinstein, read by @FemiMind: https://buff.ly/36l4tam  #apoemaday

Today's poem is Beyond by Julie O'Callaghan, read by Ceri Morgan: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/beyond-by-julie-ocallaghan?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #NationalPoetryDay

Today's offering: Mulberries by Sabeer Haka translated from the Farsi by Nasrin Parvaz and Hubert Moore, read by Joshua Vaughan: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/mulberries-by-sabeer-haka-read-by-joshua-vaughan?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology

Today's poem to enjoy: Dancing at Oakmead Road by Maura Dooley, read by @lousarabadzic: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/dancing-at-oakmead-road-by-maura-dooley-read-by-lou-sarabadzic?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today's audio delight is @seshensue reading To His Homeland by @rrobinson72: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/to-his-homeland-by-roger?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today we offer you Just a Nobody by Hama Tuma translated from the Amharic by the author, read by Ritisha Baidyaray: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/just-a-nobody-by-hama-tuma-read-by-ritisha-baidyaray?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

For today, it's @gregMleadbetter reading Illegal Immigrant by Reza Mohammadi translated from the Dari by Nick Laird and Hamid Kabir: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/illegal-immigrant-by-reza-mohammad-read-by-gregory-leadbetterwav?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today we welcome @MrCaseyBailey, the Birmingham Poet Laureate, reading We Lived Happily During the War by Ilya Kaminsky: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/we-lived-happily-during-the?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today it's @gdbastow's turn, reading Longing by Teresa Samual Ibrahim: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/longing-by-teresa-samuel-ibrahim-read-by-george-bastow?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today's poem is read by the new Birmingham Young Poet Laureate, @mohiuddinfatma, reading Still Life with Sea Pinks and High Tide by Maura Dooley: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/still-life-with-sea-pinks-and-high-tide-by-maura-dooley-read-by-fatma-mohiuddin?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today's poem is Midlands Kids by @commajane, read by @mrsbowmandalton: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/midlands-kids-by-jane-commane-read-by-helen-bowman-dalton #APoemADay

Today, the poem is My Life's Stem Was Cut by Helen Dunmore, read by @annikaspalding https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/my-lifes-stem-was-cut-by-helen-dunmore-read-by-annika-spalding?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today's poem is Allegro by Tomas Transtromer translated from the Swedish by Robin Fulton read by @ros_woolner https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/allegro-tomas-transtromer-translated-from-the-swedish-by-robin-fulton-read-by-ros-woolner?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today, your poem is Epilogue by @KeiMiller, read by @fletchski: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/epilogue-by-kei-miller-read-by-garrie-fletcher?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today's poem is Love is a Place by Joan Margarit, translated from the Catalan by Anna Crowe and read by Elisabeth Charis https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/love-is-a-place-by-joan-margarit-read-by-elisabeth-charis?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today's poem is The Republic of Motherhood by @misslizberry, read by @emmaboniwell: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/the-republic-of-motherhood-by-liz-berry-read-by-emma-boniwell?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today, we offer Daughters by Louise Clifton, read by @smalextownley: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/daughters-by-lucille-clifton-read-by-alex-townley?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

For today, it's @derekpoetry reading The Evening of the Day Pavarotti Died by @IMcMillan: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/the-evening-of-the-day-pavarotti-died-by-ian-mcmillan-read-by-derek-littlewood?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today's poem is Introductions by Moya Cannon, read by Carol Caffrey: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/introductions-by-moya-cannnon-read-by-carol-caffrey?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today we welcome @wgallagher reading Smiles by Mimi Khalvati: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/smiles-by-mimi-khalvati-read-by-william-gallagher?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today's poem is Against Hate by @pippalittle1, read by @franhill123: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/against-hate-by-pippa-little-read-by-fran-hill?in=user-467684198/sets/bham-lit-fest-2020-staying-human-anthology #APoemADay

Today's reading is In Passing by Lisel Mueller, read by @andymba24 https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/in-passing-by-lisel-mueller-read-by-andrea-mbarushimana #APoemADay

Today's poem is Snow by Gillian Clarke, read by @danielashby: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/snow-by-gillian-clarke-read-by-daniel-t-ashby #APoemADay

Today, it's @finlaysonpalmer reading Excise by Fred d'Aguiar: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/excise-by-fred-daguiar-read-by-emma-finlayson-palmer #APoemADay

Today's poem is read by @kateinnes2 and it's If There Is Something To Desire By Vera Pavlova, translated from the Russian by Steven Seymour: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/if-there-is-something-to-desire-by-vera-pavlova-read-by-kate-innes #APoemADay

Today's poem is Recognition by Lawrence Sail, read by @lucytaylor: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/recognition-by-lawrence-sail-read-by-lucy-taylor #APoemADay

Today, we offer Miracle by Stephanie Norgate, read by @sstokeschapman: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/miracle-by-stephanie-norgate-read-by-susan-stokes-chapman #APoemADay

Today's poem is As You Get Older by Dermot Healy, read by Chris Chapman: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/as-you-get-older-by-dermot-healy-read-by-chris-chapman #APoemADay

Today's poem is The Trouble by Jane Clarke, read by @makinglight1 https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/the-trouble-by-jane-clarke-read-by-naomi-paul #APoemADay

Today, we welcome Liz Kershaw reading Shoulders by Naomi Shibab Nye: https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/shoulders-by-naomi-shibab-nye-read-by-liz-kershaw #APoemADay

Today, for our final poem, it's @eleanorpe reading Making A Meal of It by Dick Davis. We hope you've enjoyed these poems. Many thanks to @bloodaxebooks for creating the #StayingHuman anthology! https://soundcloud.com/user-467684198/making-a-meal-of-it-by-dick-davis-read-by-lisa-peter #APoemADay