UK's largest ever poetry festival planned for Olympics

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UK's largest ever poetry festival planned for Olympics

Jun 01 2011

Poets from the 205 Olympic nations are competing to be part of "Poetry Parnassus", the UK's largest ever poetry festival, which will take place from 26 June to 2 July 2012 as part of the Olympic festivities. Members of the public around the world are being asked to nominate up to three poets from any of the 205 Olympic competing nations. The final line-up of one poet per country will be announced in spring 2012.

Source: The Guardian

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