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Some Dublin cafes are taking poems as payment today for World Poetry Day

Wahey.

TO MARK WORLD Poetry Day, some select Dublin cafes will take a poem for payment for this morning’s coffee.

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The initiative was started by Julius Meinl, and was brought to Dublin when poet Kerrie O’Brien and Lovin Dublin put out a call to the city’s cafes to accept a written or spoken poem in exchange for a cup of joe.

Participating cafes include Clement and Pekoe, Kaph, Nick’s Coffee Co, BB’s, Books Upstairs, and Two Pups Coffee.

Source: Julius Meinl Coffee/YouTube

Here’s the full list of participants, so get ready to flex those poetic muscles. Or else, just dig out Soundings.

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