The Meat of the Tongue series
Wellcome Collection ran a series of events in partnership with Poet in the City exploring various aspects of the human body. These videos feature performances from three of the poets who took part in these events.
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The Meat of the Tongue: The body
Poetry about the human body, its rhythms, desires, senses and dysfunctions.
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The Meat of the Tongue: The eye
Poetry about the eye, and how sight and blindness affect human lives and meanings.
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The Meat of the Tongue: Disfigurement
Poetry about physical and mental disfigurement and its healing.