Featured Poem: Howard Jacobson surprised by joy in Soho restaurant
Written by Chris Routledge, 19th May 2008
Over dinner in a Soho restaurant recently, Jane Davis asked Howard Jacobson to recite a poem. Here's the result. Jane has form, by the way.
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