On the writing of Nguyễn Tiên Hoàng 1 January 2012 Nguyễn Tiên Hoàng (who also publishes under the pseudonym Thường Quán) has lived in Australia … |
From panegyrics to the end of poetry 1 January 2012 The Burmese word for poem or poetry is kavya, derived from the Sanskrit term kavya, … |
A note on ‘Theatre at Con Market’ 1 January 2012 I love ‘Theatre at Con Market’, a poem by our resident poet Thường Quán [pen name of Nguyễn Tiên … |
Editorial: 1 January 2012 1 January 2012 Happy New Year to all of our readers! We begin 2012 with a special issue of poetry from Burma, … |
Editorial: 26 January 2012: Dutch and Flemish Poetry Day 26 January 2012 Poetry Day in the Netherlands and Flanders takes place annually on the final Thursday of January, … |
A great woman: on Esther Ettinger’s ‘Elisha’ 1 February 2012 Elisha the prophet is cut off from humanity because he is a holy man, who nevertheless is able to … |
What does the picture see? 1 February 2012 There is nothing extraordinary about photographs taken by poets, because, fundamentally, every … |
Sunrise Sets Fire to the Trees: A review 1 February 2012 Tuvia Ruebner, the 2008 Israel Prize laureate, is one of three important Israeli poets who have … |
On Yudit Shahar’s first book 1 February 2012 Yudit Shahar’s poetic language in her first book, It’s Me Speaking, corresponds pretty … |
Editorial: 1 February 2012 1 February 2012 . . . one can’t separate life from death, and sometimes language is nothing but mourning for lost … |
Editorial: 15 February 2012 15 February 2012 Our second February issue presents poets from Iran and Ireland. |
Portrait of a poet: A translator’s notes 1 March 2012 Tanikawa believes poetry should speak for itself. I share his belief. I admire the type of poetry … |
Vlado Martek’s Pre-Poetry 1 April 2012 The work of Vlado Martek follows the patterns of avant-garde poetry, or radical poetry practice. … |
Editorial: 1 April 2012 1 April 2012 The featured poets in this April 1st edition of PIW, chosen by the editors of our Belgium and … |
When a famous writer knocks at the door 15 April 2012 Zali Gurevitch’s mother’s dream sparks a conversation between Zali and his friend, the poet and … |
What is a field? 15 April 2012 Whitman was right. Our names are left like leaves of grass, likeness and liking, the human … |
The serious play of writing 15 April 2012 The stress on the poetical within social science comes as a call for experimentation in freer … |
“The old tree is still full of life”: The first Tsotso editorial 15 April 2012 Tsotso is a little magazine of new writing with a serious purpose. Like the twigs of a … |
Editorial: 15 April 2012 15 April 2012 Welcome to the last issue of PIW in its current format. From early May, we will continue our … |
A review of Hédi Kaddour’s Treason 1 May 2012 Treason is a selection of poems from three collections by the Paris-based poet Hédi Kaddour … |
The issue of censorship 14 May 2012 Lately, we at Poetry International have had censorship on the brain. The past month has seen the … |
Welcome to Poetry International 16 May 2012 We are very excited to launch the new website of Poetry International, which merges the online … |
Tuvia Ruebner wins Konrad Adenauer Literature Prize 31 May 2012 The 88-year-old Israeli poet Tuvia Ruebner is to receive the Konrad Adenauer Literature Prize on … |
Poetry and performance 1 June 2012 Márcio-André and Sascha Aurora Akhtar are both poets who enjoy turning their staged poetry … |
Festival event: “The magic has been on the prowl for days” 4 June 2012 In the poetry of both Olli Heikkonen and Marije Langelaar love-hate relationships invariably … |
A deeper longing for meaning 15 June 2012 This year, Poetry International invited Jan Lauwereyns to be a guest at the festival, not only … |
Ireland, Israel, personal, political 1 July 2012 Lyor Shternberg’s poetry does not indulge in innovative experimentation in form, language or … |
Speaking in tongues 1 July 2012 Can one write? How to achieve utter simplicity? Would it not be better to remain silent if one is … |
The poetics of unplacement 6 July 2012 Neither here nor there? On the anti-landscapism of displaced poets and the disappearance of … |
In Memoriam Gerrit Komrij 6 July 2012 Met Gerrit Komrij verliest de Nederlandstalige poëzie een groot schrijver en een van zijn grootste … |
No noise in this soundproof room 25 July 2012 The Flemish poet Erik Spinoy was a guest at the 41st Poetry International Festival Rotterdam in … |
National Poetry Competition 10 August 2012 Established in 1978, the Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition is one of the … |
Recalcitrant Words 3 September 2012 In his ‘Self Introduction’ (Poetry International Japan March 2012) Tanikawa lists a … |
The Poetry of the Anti-Poetic 3 September 2012 In this second Poetry International issue featuring Shuntaro Tanikawa, we include prose poems … |
Admire one another! 11 September 2012 In 2009, Tom Van de Voorde wrote an article on Belgian poetry for Poetry International under the … |
Antjie Krog Sestig 13 September 2012 Nederlandse dichters eren de Zuid-Afrikaanse schrijver en dichter Antjie Krog die haar zestigste … |
Modest and Social Poetry 21 September 2012 In the opening passage to this book, arranged as prose but full of rhymes, the poet writes … |
My father the protest poet 21 September 2012 My father is Aharon Almog. His family is from Borat, Yemen, which makes me half Yemenite, which … |
Ezekiel's Wheels 21 September 2012 Watch this short, professional film of 89-year old American-Israeli poet Shirley Kaufman (a former … |
Poet Laureate Ramsey Nasr films important poems 26 September 2012 Dutch Poet Laureate Ramsey Nasr has set out to film 20 important poems from the literary history … |
Verzamelde Werken en literaire talkshow 26 September 2012 Op donderdagavond 4 oktober wordt tijdens een feestelijk programma in het Bibliotheektheater … |
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics 3 October 2012 When Poetry International was first approached to review this Fourth Edition of the Princeton … |
Black is the color 10 October 2012 No other poet writing in Hebrew ninety years ago is read so avidly by readers. |
The Poet Recites 17 October 2012 With the help of many donors (including you!) Ramsey Nasr’s crowd-funded project Dichter … |
Poetry Talks @ Lezersfeest terugluisteren 17 October 2012 Zaterdag 10 november ontving Poetry International directeur Bas Kwakman dichters die een hoofdrol … |
Hier komt de poëzie! 19 October 2012 7-cd-box | Verschijningsdatum: 29/10/12 Hans Kusters Music en Ramsey Nasr presenteren met trots … |
Grote Rotterdamse Kunstkalender 2013 is er 26 October 2012 Na het grote succes van de Grote Rotterdamse Kunstkalender 2012 is gister in LP2 de Grote … |