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EPISODE · Nov 30, 2016

Anne Elvey's Sanctuary Poem

from Spoken Word · host Di Cousens, producer, Anne Elvey, poet, Ezra Bix, actor

Anne Elvey's 'Sanctuary 267' is a long poem that commemorates the refugees who are now in Australia who had been on Nauru. Each one is given a name and a description and the intention is to universalise the experience of seeking sanctuary. This poem is read by three voices, poet, Anne Elvey,  producer, Di Cousens and actor, Ezra Bix. The 267 people from Nauru were the focus of a campaign to Let Them Stay, and so far they have stayed. Let Them Stay photo by Di Cousens.

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