Dozens of books have disappeared from Warsaw to Paris. The police are looking into who is taking them, and why — a tale of money, geopolitics, crafty forgers and lackluster library security.
Tag: Poetry and Poets
Indigenous Authors and the Challenge of Telling Their Own Story
A university program seeks to improve cross-cultural understanding in Australia’s publishing industry.
Pankaj Udhas, Bollywood Singer and Maestro of the Ghazal, Dies at 72
His soulful renditions of ghazals, or traditional love poems, were featured on the soundtracks of hit Bollywood movies and moved generations of Indians.
Lev Rubinstein, Russian Poet and a Critic of Putin, Is Dead at 76
He helped found an avant-garde movement fusing art and prose and was outspoken against the invasion of Ukraine. He died after he was hit by a car in Moscow.
Writing in an Endangered Language to Honor, and Challenge, Traditions
In “How to Be a Good Savage,” Mikeas Sánchez’ poems help preserve her language, Zoque, and allow it to commingle with English and Spanish, in an effort that is both global and deeply local.
Writing in an Endangered Language to Honor, and Challenge, Traditions
In “How to Be a Good Savage,” Mikeas Sánchez’ poems help preserve her language, Zoque, and allow it to commingle with English and Spanish, in an effort that is both global and deeply local.
Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet of Social Justice Issues, Dies at 65
He opened the door for future generations of poets of color to use their own voices.
Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet of Social Justice Issues, Dies at 65
He opened the door for future generations of poets of color to use their own voices.
Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet of Social Justice Issues, Dies at 65
He opened the door for future generations of poets of color to use their own voices.
Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet of Social Justice Issues, Dies at 65
He opened the door for future generations of poets of color to use their own voices.