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Modern Poetry in Translation - Centres of Cataclysm - launching the MPT anthology

Centres of Cataclysm - launching the MPT anthology

05/30/16 • 73 min

Modern Poetry in Translation
This recording was made on 5th May 2016 at Kings College London, at an event celebrating the launch of MPT's anniversary anthology, Centres of Cataclysm, published by Bloodaxe Books.
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This recording was made on 5th May 2016 at Kings College London, at an event celebrating the launch of MPT's anniversary anthology, Centres of Cataclysm, published by Bloodaxe Books.

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