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TRANSLATION THURSDAY: POEMS FROM GREECE. FROM CLASSICAL VERSES TO DARING MODERN VOICES
A word that has been on everyone’s lips in the last couple of years is “Europe”: a concept at times simple, at times ...
INTER / PLAY NORTHERN POETRY SYMPOSIUM
We're delighted to be co-hosting the Northern Poetry Symposium with NCLA Newcastle University at the Sage on the 2nd ...
TRANSLATION THURSDAY: WORLD POETRY DAY
In 1999, UNESCO decided to declare 21 March as World Poetry Day. Today is a day dedicated to the promotion of poetry,...
TRANSLATION THURSDAY: THE TRANSLATOR’S (INTER)VIEW. TERENCE DOOLEY ON THE YEAR OF THE CRAB
“Mariano Peyrou’s El año del cangrejo/The year of the crab came out in Spain only a little over a year ago and was im...
W S MERWIN REMEMBERED 1927-2019
We are saddened to hear of the poet W.S. Merwin's death, aged 91. W.S. Merwin (1927-2019) was Poet Laureate of the Un...
THE 2019 RATHBONE FOLIO PRIZE LONGLIST
We're delighted to see recent PBS Selections Raymond Antrobus and Zaffar Kunial on the 2019 Longlist for the Rathbone...
HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
We hope you have all enjoyed celebrating Irish culture yesterday, and particularly the Irish...
WORLD POETRY DAY EVENTS GILGAMESH
21st March - World Poetry Day
12.30—1.30pm Barbican Library Gilgamesh Retold
Poet Jenny Lewis takes a fresh look at t...
TRANSLATION THURSDAY: LONDON BOOK FAIR WEEK-INSPIRED POETRY
After three days of showcases, business appointments, seminars, performances and networking, the 2019 London Book Fai...
CELEBRATING WORLD BOOK DAY ON 7TH MARCH
It's World Book Day today! World Book Day celebrates reading and highlights the work of World Book Day charity which...
TRANSLATION THURSDAY: POEMS BY WOMEN. CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!
Happy international women’s day to all our readers.
To celebrate all women and diversity, we are highlighting today ...
PBS & MSLEXIA WOMEN'S POETRY PAMPHLET WINNTER: THIS TILTING EARTH
We are delighted to announce the winner of the PBS & Mslexia Women's Poetry Pamphlet Prize. Jane Lovell's This Ti...