The Poetry Station | Mile End Purgatorio

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Mile End Purgatorio by Martin Doyle

Martin Doyle shares a mid-life crisis in shop fronts and other images.

This poem is part of the Poetry Station’s collection for National Poetry Day 2011: Games.
Find out more at National Poetry Day.

Length: 1.17m Topics: Ageing, National Poetry Day 2011: Games, Identity, Poems with Film or Animation, States of Mind,

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Lydia | 22 February 2010

I enjoyed Mile End Purgatorio by Martin Doyle because it was clever how the signs had been arranged. I also understood the poem more when I looked at the screen.

Katie Bazela | 6 October 2011

welll described. The language was very interesting and sounded almost cockney or east end. It was read out very clearly and the scene was very well set. This is a very interesting poem.

alysa | 6 October 2011

to be honest i dont really understand it and i think this is because its about gents and men…but i love how he describes the window.

April | 6 October 2011

i thought this peom had no point but i liked the idea of the video…....

harry foster | 6 October 2011

i like this poem

Harriet Tull | 6 October 2011

I did not really understand this poem, however i did like the video..i felt that it was very artisitc and clever. but i did not enjoy the poem becuase i did not understand it or the words.
well done

Charlotte Stibbards | 6 October 2011

This poem is intresting but it is a bit like a radio 2 story because i didnt under stand it however your use of voice was good