Episode Four: Blossomed from Fierceness

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Jun 22, 202143:00Arts

Joining Eleanor Penny this week are poets Momtaza Mehri and Jamie Hale who each explore a number of traditional characters. Jamie has chosen to reimagine figures and moments from Aruthurian myths; whilst Momtaza looks at...

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