The BBC reports that a "once in a lifetime" lineup of poets helped raise money for Haiti in an event organized by UK's poet laureate Carol Anne Duffy. The event was held at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh.
Ms Duffy, one of the main organisers of the event, admitted that "poetry makes nothing happen."
But she said it "has the power of prayer and is the place in language where we are at our most human."
She added: "The people of Haiti need our humanity right now."
The BBC says the event was sold out. Money raised by the event will go to Mercy Corps.
