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The connective potential of poetry

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William Sieghart |

TEDxOxford

• February 2020

To cut through the noise and disconnection of an increasingly digital world, poet William Sieghart proposes a centuries-old tool for connection - poetry. In this talk, he describes how the language of poetry can offer comfort in a time of isolation.

To cut through the noise and disconnection of an increasingly digital world, poet William Sieghart proposes a centuries-old tool for connection - poetry. In this talk, he describes how the language of poetry can offer comfort in a time of isolation.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxOxford, an independent event.

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William Sieghart

William Sieghart is the chairman of the Somerset House Trust, London’s working arts centre, and founder of the Forward Prizes for Poetry.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxOxford, an independent event.

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