The Poem-A-Thon Part 4

On Saturday 18 May 2019, The Poetry Society hosted an all day poetry fundraising extravaganza, including a 10 hour sponsored poetry reading from a line-up of 60 poets. This is part 4, comprising hours 7-8 of the event. See below for the timings of featured poets' sets, and remember that you can still donate to the fundraising campaign via bit.ly/poemdonate. FEATURED POETS 00:30 : Leo Boix 11:00 : Matthew Caley 19:30 : Julia Bird 30:20 : Maggie Sawkins 39:50 : Stella Meadows 48:00 : Katrina Naomi 1:01:00 : Fawzia Kane 1:10:00 : Shanta Acharya 1:17:30 : Judy Brown 1:26:00 : Rachel Sambrooks 1:38:00 : Chrys Salt 1:41:00: Emma Gordon 1:57:00 Alice Hiller (CONTENT WARNING: the final reading in this podcast contains subject matter that some listeners may find distressing, including poems dealing with childhood trauma and sexual abuse. We've also added a content warning just before the reading, so listeners can decide whether to continue.)

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The Poetry Society was founded in 1909 to promote "a more general recognition and appreciation of poetry". Since then, it has grown into one of Britain's most dynamic arts organisations, representing British poetry both nationally and internationally. Today it has more than 4000 members worldwide and publishes the leading poetry magazine, The Poetry Review. With innovative education and commissioning programmes and a packed calendar of performances, readings and competitions, the Poetry Society champions poetry for all ages. "The Poetry Society is the heart and hands of poetry in the UK – a centre which pours out energy to all parts of the poetry-body, and a dexterous set of operations which arrange and organise poetry's various manifestations. It has a long distinguished history, and has never been so vital, or so vitalizing as it is now." Sir Andrew Motion