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Mali: Aoua Komate

A poem to capture the spirit of every nation competing at the 2012 Games. A mother's love for her son is explored in Mali's poem Mon Fils by Fatoumata Sidibe, read by Aoua Komate.

A mother's love for her son seeps beautifully from the lines of this poem from Mali, Mon fils, by Fatoumata Sidibe, translated by Janis A Mayes. The poem is read by Aoua Komate, mother to a 7 year old son, who works as Customer Service Assistant for a London Transport Service.

Poetry 2012 - The Written World : A poem to capture the spirit of each competing nation in the 2012 Games.

2 minutes

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Thu 31 May 2012 05:28

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  • Thu 31 May 2012 05:28