jeff hilson

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A week after the news that Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich of the Russian punk collective, Pussy Riot, were sentenced to two years in prison, over 30 contemporary poets came together at the Rich mix arts centre in Brick Lane, London for a unique evening of readings intended as an act of solidarity through the medium of poetry, and a celebration of the courage and spirit of fellow writers of this generation. The event will featured Tim Atkins, David Berridge, Harry Burke, Becky Cremin, Nia Davies, Ollie Evans, Irum Fazal, SJ Fowler, Charlotte Geater, Jeff Hilson, Kirsty Irving, Keith Jebb, Antony John, Marek Kazmierski, Robert Kiely, Francesca Lisette, Chris McCabe, Mendoza, Reza Mohammadi, Ryan Ormonde, Nat Raha, Will Rowe, Andy Spragg, Jon Stone, Philip Terry, Jack Underwood, Juha Virtanen, Stephen Watts, MJ Weller, James Wilkes, Jenny Wong, Michael Zand and Sara Yasin from Index on Censorship (http://www.indexoncensorship.org/tag/pussy-riot)