Shooting Script, 1987

Words That Burn

English - November 05, 2020 14:38 - 15 minutes - 35.3 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratings
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This week I take a look at the poem Shooting Script 1987 by Inua Ellams. The poem is a dissection of the way in which race and culture inform our sense of identity but more importantly the way in which a race or culture can be misrepresented by media.

Find the poem here: https://poems.poetrysociety.org.uk/poems/a-shooting-script-1987/

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The music in this weeks episode is Hiraeth by Scott Buckley and is used under creative commons license. Enjoy his music here: https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/

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