A horse of a different color: Picasso’s horse 21 January 2013 The book is undeniably biographical, but the poet’s biography does not overtake his poetry. … |
‘I don’t like to be pigeonholed’ 30 January 2013 Michele Hutchison talks to Ramsey Nasr at the end of his four-year term as Dutch Poet Laureate |
Like Music to Our Ears: Poetry Week 2013 31 January 2013 From 31 January through 6 February 2013 the Netherlands and Flanders are holding their very first … |
On the shoulders of shopping-bag people 31 January 2013 It is no easy task to write poetry about the dominant concerns of our society. Where many poets … |
‘What we don't talk about when we talk about love’ 14 February 2013 To help you celebrate (or ignore) Valentine’s Day in style, we've collected a number of … |
Isaac reimagined as a Gay man 6 March 2013 Hezy Leskly’s ‘Isaac’ is an elegy for men who die of AIDS, and also an … |
Clear and complex 6 March 2013 Speech is insufficient to right the wrongs of the world: “Language is caught in the … |
“Poetry has neither head nor shoulders” 6 March 2013 I hate poetry/ for three/ reasons./ First: I can’t rest my head on poetry’s … |
"A well of milk in the middle of a city" 6 March 2013 Poet Meir Wieseltier edited the complete volume of Hezy Leskly’s poetry that was published … |
“To hell with the money, I need a poem.” 6 March 2013 In Dalia Ravikovitch’s poem ‘Making a Living’ she writes, “To hell with … |
Tsjêbbe Hettinga (1949-2013) 8 March 2013 There are persistent rumours, based on half-proofs, that Odysseus did not land at Ithaka, but in … |
Mischa Andriessen wint J.C. Bloem-prijs 2013 4 April 2013 De Haagse dichter Mischa Andriessen (1970) krijgt voor zijn bundel 'Huisverraad' de Mr … |
Nominaties C. Buddingh-Prijs 2013 11 April 2013 De dichters Iris Brunia, Henk Ester, Bernke Klein Zandvoort en Kira Wuck ontvangen een nominatie … |
Interview with Merlinda Bobis 19 April 2013 Merlinda Bobis gets an extensive interview with Michael Brennan – poet, editor of Poetry … |
Interview with Bella Li 19 April 2013 Michael Brennan – poet, editor of Poetry International's Australian domain, and director of … |
Killing the Poet, Saving the Poetry 28 April 2013 Shuntaro Tanikawa stopped writing poetry around 1996. He continued to write light verses for … |
Periscope: 2 May 2013 "That’s why I read classified ads every now and then: it relaxes me in a strange way, … |
Solidarity Park Poetry 20 June 2013 “We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must … |
Maar bovenal zijn we geraakt 5 July 2013 Het 44e Poetry International Festival was met 3.500 bezoekers een groot succes. Nog eens 700 … |
‘Mother died and time passed’ 27 July 2013 The emergence of exiled Karen language media is recent but significant as a site for the … |
Tin Moe’s Exile 27 July 2013 Exile is ‘the unhealable rift forced between a human being and a native place, between the … |
Poetry of Burma’s literary frontiers 27 July 2013 The Burmese poetic canon has long been dominated by writers in the main cities of the central … |
The scream of absence 7 August 2013 “Erdal seems light years away from the romantic image of the poet coughing in a garret or … |
The poet looks for a job 7 August 2013 I once read a quote from Lacan in the newspaper that cheered me up: “A real woman is a poor … |
Tell us why you need poetry and win a free book 13 August 2013 Are you on Twitter and do you live in the European Union? Tweet to us at @poetry_int telling us … |
The Poetry Project wants your poems 26 August 2013 Yet another chance to win free stuff (and international recognition), this time by submitting your … |
Seamus Heaney passes away at age 74 30 August 2013 Seamus Heaney – after W. B. Yeats, the second Irish Nobel Prize-winning poet – passed away in … |
Interview with Kim Cheng Boey 5 September 2013 A decade after taking Australian citizenship, award-winning poet Kim Cheng Boey continues to write … |
The expanding realm of Nepali poetry 23 September 2013 Banira Giri, Benju Sharma and Manju Kanchuli are the voice of contemporary Nepali poetry. At once … |
Benju Sharma’s stifled expressions of revolt 23 September 2013 The powerful cadence of Benju Sharma’s poetry cannot be ignored. The clarity of her … |
Sovereign woman 23 September 2013 When a voice of assured affirmation anchors itself in an act of violation and violence as victim, … |
Picture of a lost man 23 September 2013 The poetry of Manju Kanchuli addresses the absent other. The voice behind her poems initiates … |
Kofi Awoonor killed in Nairobi shooting 24 September 2013 Ghanaian poet and diplomat Kofi Awoonor is among the dozens killed during the recent attack on … |
De Onstuimige Diamant 10 October 2013 ‘Onstuimige Diamant’ is de naam van een van de winnaars van de Artsbj.com-prijs voor … |
The world is everything that happens 20 October 2013 The ability to write a clean line with no shadow or metaphor is a testament to the ineffable grace … |
Poetry International has moved 1 November 2013 Poetry International’s office in Rotterdam has moved to De Unie. As of 1 November 2013 our … |
One true Burma star 4 November 2013 On Monday 19 August 2013, tailgating the passing of journalist Maung Wuntha (11 August 2013, b. … |
Why do I do what I do & why I love it 4 November 2013 Huge linguistic and cultural ‘untranslatabilities’ exist between Burmese and English, … |
Editorial intern wanted 17 November 2013 Editorial intern | 16 hours a week Poetry International is looking for an editorial intern! This … |
Three classic sufi poets from Pakistan 21 November 2013 The rich literary heritage of the major indigenous languages of Pakistan has at its heart the … |
The chai phenomenon 21 November 2013 I remember when the chai phenomenon became widespread. I was living in America at the time … |
‘How Solitary Is the Moon’ 21 November 2013 Translator and poet Sascha Aurora Akhtar introduces her translation of ‘How Solitary is the … |
It’s good to have you back 3 December 2013 Apfel disappeared at the end of the 1970s. She’s not the only woman poet who did. See how … |
2014 VSB Poetry Prize nominees 11 December 2013 Only one collection can win the prize for best Dutch-language poetry of the previous year, but all … |
Van Oorschot Poëziekalender 2014 11 December 2013 Voor iedereen die geen dag zonder poëzie kan, of voor wie steevast de datum vergeet, is de Van … |
Ester Naomi Perquin en Geert Mul presenteren Lichtgedicht 17 December 2013 Voormalig stadsdichter van Rotterdam Ester Naomi Perquin en kunstenaar Geert Mul hebben gisteren … |
Fotografie en poëzie op de muur 19 December 2013 Poetry International draagt sinds het najaar van 2013 samen met het Nederlands Fotomuseum bij aan … |
The way home 21 December 2013 Welcome to the twenty-ninth publication of the India domain on Poetry International! This issue … |