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I grew up in Freetown, Sierra Leone and I work as a sports journalist for BBC World Service in London.

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Memories of my home: A Poem by Syerramia Willoughby

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Memories of my home Mountains that rise and rise, but never seem to peak Torrential rain that doesn’t cease for weeks The dry desert wind that draws all the...

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