![]() ![]() Prof Nagra's poem followed a rendition of God Save The King. The Coronation Concert, watched in more than 100 countries around the world, brought global music icons and contemporary stars together in celebration of the historic occasion of the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort. I imagine he said this when he was the Dean of St Paul’s and speaking, as it were, to the nation.” For example, the opening line refers to John Donne’s great poem that opens ‘No man is an island’. ![]() “It’s packed with references to British cultural moments. “My poem is about the nation coming together as various iconic sites around the United Kingdom are lit up,” said Prof Nagra. The Professor of Creative Writing was honoured to be asked to write the poem by BBC1 and the Palace on behalf of the Royal Society of Literature, of which he is the Chair. The Coronation Concert, held this evening in the grounds of Windsor Castle and broadcast live by the BBC, featured actor James Nesbitt OBE reading the poem ‘We’re Lighting Up The Nation’, penned by Brunel University London’s Prof Daljit Nagra MBE. ![]()
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