BEN OKRI
Prize-winning poet Ben Okri pens an ode to Louvre Abu Dhabi
Sunday 18 October 2020
Awarding-winning Nigerian writer Ben Okri has been commissioned to write a poem to mark the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi next month.
He also narrates the work, entitled Why Are You, You? for a new video released this week to promote the museum on Saadiyat Island.
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