Poets to hold ‘literary Live Aid’
Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy is to join 21 other leading poets for a Poetry Live for Haiti.
Duffy, who was made poet laureate last year, told the BBC:
Like everyone else, I was very deeply affected by reports from Haiti about the earthquake and its aftermath, and I just thought to myself 'this is going to take years to put right'. These people will need support for a long, long time to come.
Liverpool poet Roger McGough and recent contributer to The Reader magazine, Andrew Motion, will be taking part, as well as Jo Shapcott, John Agard, Dannie Abse, Gillian Clarke and many others.
Poetry Live for Haiti will be held at Central Hall, Westminster on Saturday, from 2.30pm. It is hoped the event will raise £20,000 for the Disasters Emergency Committee's Haiti Earthquake Appeal.
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