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The Verb

Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performances...

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    John Updike/Lists/Laura Gibson/Word of the Year/Nigar Hasan-Zadeh, Richard McKane

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    Ian McMillan talks to Azerbaijani poet and rising star Nigar Hassan-Zadeh.

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Free Thinking 2009

Ian was one of the hosts of Radio 3's Free Thinking festival of ideas at The Sage Gateshead.

An array of speakers including the Foreign Secretary, psychologist Tanya Byron, historian Dan Cruickshank, novelist Lionel Shriver, musician William Orbit and former England Cricket Captain Mike Brealey were there, taking part in debates and conversation in front of audiences.

If you missed it, don't worry! Almost all the events will be broadcast on Radio 3 in the coming days and weeks...

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BBC Introducing

The Verb is now part of the BBC Introducing family! BBC Introducing is an initiative for new artists to get their music heard across the BBC’s networks, both local and national. We're looking for new, Verb-friendly spoken-word artists, rappers, ranters, stand-up storytellers, performance poets and writers who like to say their work aloud in whatever form they write it. And the good news is you can now send us audio tracks of your work via BBC Introducing’s uploader tool. Click on the BBC Introducing link and go to ‘upload your music’ to send us material. Our team of dedicated Verb staff will listen to the work and if we like it, it could end up on the programme.

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Email us: theverb@bbc.co.uk

Call: 03700 100 300

Coming up

Friday, 21:15 on Radio 3

Arto Vaun/School of Night

Ian McMillan's word cabaret features poet Arto Vaun and improvisation by School of Night.

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