Frieda Hughes: The Edinburgh Reading
In her fourth exclusive poem, Frieda Hughes presents an exploration of her recent book ‘George: A Magpie Memoir’ – a literary account of her experience nursing a sick magpie named George back to health

Leaving the Welsh Hills for the lakes of middle England, I drive North;
Swathes of pink and yellow blooms festoon the central reservation,
Mostly ignored. Past sheep and cattle I head for Edinburgh. In the auditorium
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