earthquake poetry

I have just come back from a day in London with good friend M, who is an expert at organising outings:train times, bus routes, vouchers for restaurants, reading matter for trains, the lot. We went to a a marathon poetry reading at Central Hall Westminster in aid of the Haiti Earthquake Appeal ,organised by our very own Poet Laureate, Carol Anne Duffy. It started off with no less than the PM, Gordon himself in casual open neck shirt and baggy trousers, his wife beside him, giving a nice speech in praise of poetry (and C.A.D whom he kissed warmly) I think there were about 16 poets, maybe more, and apart from the fact that many were inaudible until we moved to the second row from the front after the interval, it was a lovely occasion and we both loved it.
I am going to try to go to London more often, what with the free bus pass and greatly improved walking after the miraculous horse treatment, I don`t feel at all weary after my day out.