Literary Festival
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November 21, 2016 |
It’s no secret that the city of Austin is a music-festival mecca, but this November the 21st annual Texas Book Festival proved that a literary festival can equally flourish and energize this arts-and-... -
October 12, 2015 |
Participants at the first South Asian Diaspora Poetry Festival I have just returned from an extraordinary journey into the Republic of Poetry. The occasion was the first South Asian Diaspora Poetry... -
August 14, 2015 |
News, Reviews, and Interviews Mark your calendars for the National Book Festival held in Washington D.C., which is celebrating its 15-year anniversary. The theme for this year is a quote from Thomas J... -
April 3, 2015 |News, Reviews, and Interviews This year marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Tomas Tranströmer receiving the Neustadt Prize, and we were saddened to hear he passed away last week. Read his poem “Okl...
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September 25, 2013 |
André Naffis-Sahely and Breyten Breytenbach. Photo by Victor Dlamini Part 2 continues with highlights from the “Dancing in Other Words” festival; if you haven’t read part 1 and...
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