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CONTACT:events@wellcomecollection.org
ORGANIZER:Wellcome Collection
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DESCRIPTION:A series of three cabaret-style events taking place in the Foru
 m at Wellcome Collection promoting connections between poetry and the medic
 al sciences\, providing a platform for new poets\, and attracting new audie
 nces to poetry.  The title of the series comes from a Kenyan folk tale wher
 e a rich man’s wife wasted away despite having every material need satisf
 ied while a poor man’s wife prospered because he fed her “the meat of t
 he tongue” by reciting poems\, telling stories and singing songs.  These 
 events take place on the second Thursday of the month\; 13 March\, 10 April
  and 8 May from 19.00 – 20.30
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\n*_Thursday 8 May_*
\n_Theme:The Bod
 y_
\nPoetry about the human body\, its rhythms\, desires\, senses and dysfu
 nctions\, featuring:
\n• Penelope Shuttle – A much acclaimed poet whose
  work includes a quasi-scientific study with the late poet Peter Redgrove a
 bout menstruation called ‘The Wise Wound.’ 
\n• Tishani Doshi – win
 ner of the Forward Prize in 2006 for her collection ‘Countries of the Bod
 y’\, she writes brilliantly about the body of the senses.  
\n• Luke Ke
 nnard – A successful younger poet\, shortlisted for the Forward Best Poet
 ry Collection Prize in 2007\, whose work offers surreal perspectives on the
  body\, and on poetry.
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SUMMARY:The Meat of the Tongue
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LOCATION:Wellcome Collection Wellcome Collection Forum
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