Coffee Stains On My Books – The emotional cartography of existence in poetry

Share Share Share Share Email There is something irredeemably human in the small, everyday error of a poorly placed cup – in the distraction that leaves a coffee stain on a page. It is a trace, time that had the courage to settle, an invisible testimony of …

Salvadoran Poetry Celebrated in Portugal with Special Tribute to Alfredo Espino.

In celebration of International Book Day on April 23, the Embassy of El Salvador in Portugal recently held a Special Reading Session to pay tribute to the 125th anniversary of the birth of Alfredo Espino, one of El Salvador’s most beloved poets. The event …

harjah House of Poetry celebrate World Poetry Day

(MENAFN) This evening had 3 poets from all over the middle east starting with Dr. Aisha Al Shamsi from the UAE, Dr. Mohammad Said Al Atiq from Syria, and Yusuf Abdulaziz from Jordan, hosted by Raghëd Jatl. The director of the House of Poetry, poet Mohammad …

Margaret Atwood has won the Griffin Poetry Prize’s 2025 Lifetime Recognition Award.

Today, the Griffin Poetry Prize announced Margaret Atwood as the winner of their 2025 Lifetime Recognition Award, which honors “international artists working in poetry.” Atwood will be in conversation with Carolyn Forché at the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize …

Moon River Cafe & Curiosities: Art, authors, poetry and more

Out & About: Welcome reception for the National Baseball Poetry Festival at Polar Park

There was a welcome reception for the third annual National Poetry Book Festival May 2 in the DCU Club at Polar Park. The event included presentations from author Bill Littlefield, most famous as the former host of NPR's "Only A Game," …

Margaret Atwood awarded $25K Griffin Poetry Prize lifetime achievement award The Griffin Trust's Lifetime Recognition ...

Books The Griffin Trust's Lifetime Recognition Award is presented to a poet from anywhere in the world in celebration of their body of work. The prize is presented to a poet from anywhere in the world in celebration of their body of work CBC Books · …

Griffin Poetry Prize to bestow lifetime recognition award on Margaret Atwood

TORONTO – Renowned author and poet Margaret Atwood is getting this year’s Lifetime Recognition Award from the Griffin Poetry Prize. The literary award is handed out periodically to international artists working in poetry, and more often than not has gone …

Aberglasney launches children's art and poetry competition

Beyond his artistic talents, Andrew is a scholar of the Royal Academy of Music and a professional tenor who lived in Tuscany for several years to pursue an opera career. Upon returning to Wales, Andrew coincidently was invited to a ball at Aberglasney when …

Good Grief: Poet Steven Ratiner dances with ‘Grief’ in his new collection of poetry

Interview conducted by Doug Holder I am a member of the Board of Director’s of the New England Poetry Club, so I was pleased to find out that our president Steve Ratiner has a new collection of poetry out titled Grief’s Apostrophe (Beltway Editions 2025). …