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Ben Okri: Transcending History

Writer Ben Okri shares an exclusive poem written for Commonwealth Day 2024

Monday 15 April 2024 12:20 BST
There are many reasons / For nations to come together, / Form an informal family
There are many reasons / For nations to come together, / Form an informal family (PA)

Transcending History

A stick is easily broken.

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