 |  | A book-length poem about Coventry, called Ludus Coventriae, has been written by distinguished poet and University of Warwick writing programme director, David Morley.
The book fuses Coventry's famed Mystery Plays, the medieval Coventry Carols and 20th century history to produce a poem depicting the lives of city inhabitants over past centuries.
 The city has a rich history and, finally, this is being celebrated. This text restores the history of the people of Coventry and the literary history of this unique city.
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Morley's Ludus Coventriae, or Coventry Play, is a radical book with starting points of the Coventry Carols and the bombing of Coventry by the Luftwaffe.
The book uses poetry to uncover and rebuild Coventry's lost literary past, which is as rich as the archaeological treasures found in the city.
The first section adapts and reconstructs a selection of the Coventry Carols, while the second is simultaneously set
in medieval times and the morning of 14 November 1941, before the major blitz.
| |  | Damage to Coventry Cathedral from the Blitz
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David Morley said: "I want to give something back the city that adopted me five years ago and has given me the chance to carry out writing projects with thousands of Coventry people.
"The city has a rich history and, finally, this is being celebrated.
"This text restores the history of the people of Coventry and the literary history of this unique city."
The poem was commissioned by the Phoenix Initiative, a regeneration scheme designed to take Coventry forward by breathing new life into archaeological treasures and preserving its valuable heritage.
The book is now being set to music for a performance involving Coventry school children.
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