Michael Morpurgo to recite Vivaldi-inspired poetry at inaugural Cornwall festival

Author wants to take arts to ‘middle of wonderful nowhere’ in far south-west, often missed by people heading for coastThe author Sir Michael Morpurgo has spoken of the importance of taking the arts to places off the beaten track as he prepares for a recital of new poetry inspired by Vivaldi at a festival on and around Bodmin Moor in Cornwall.Morpurgo agreed to perform at the inaugural Music on the Moor festival, partly to draw attention to inland areas of Britain’s far south-west often missed by visitors heading for the coast. Continue reading...

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