6 Enchanting Poetry Audio Albums

Welcome to a world where words dance and emotions find their melodies. Poetry albums can take listeners on a profound journey through the power of language and rhythm. To showcase the power of a recorded poetry album, we’ve selected six albums that encapsulate the essence of the human...

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Unleashing creative brilliance!

Watch a movie, read a book, or get served a memorable ad, and you’ll immediately appreciate the power of creativity.  The marketing and communications space has long been a hub of innovation and creative expression, driving culture and fuelling economic growth across the globe. At...

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Enter the Nan Shepherd Prize to Win £10,000 & Publishing Contract with Canongate

The 2023 Nan Shepherd Prize is open to entries until July 17, 2023. If you are an unpublished nature writer, please submit your book proposal for your chance to win a £10,000 publishing contract with Canongate Books.The Nan Shepherd Prize is a competition to find the next voice in nature...

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Here is the 2023 Miles Franklin award shortlist

Six authors have been named to the shortlist for the 2023 Miles Franklin award, Australia’s top literary gong, with a AU$60,000 prize being dangled for the eventual winner.The shortlist is:Jessica Au, Cold Enough for SnowRobbie Arnott, LimberlostYumna Kassab, The LoversFiona Kelly McGregor,...

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“Pumpkin Pie,” a Poem by Marija Dejanović

A watermelon is a fish from a gardenshe said and laughedShe had a wide-brimmed straw hatand sat at the table in the yardHer shoulders were sprinkled with frecklesand a knife shone in her handWe have a watermelon, but who’ll slaughter itthat’s the expression in her villageas if it’s about...

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Abuja Literary and Arts Festival 2023 for September

The Abuja Literary and Arts Festival 2023 is set to run in the Nigerian capital from September 3 – 9, 2023. The festival theme is “Becoming One With The Other.”The Abuja Literary Society was founded to bring together writers, aspiring writers, book-lovers, intellectuals, and anyone with...

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Poetry Pod announces next event for Johannesburg poets and poetry lovers

Poetry Pod is a poetry club for anyone who is interested to share their poetry with others and celebrate freedom of expression in a safe space. The Poetry Pod is our monthly poetry sharing session at the Goethe-Institut South Africa; it is a relaxed and emotionally safe space intended for...

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Joy of Books Festival keeps South African poetry and literature attractive

When they foun­ded the Joy of Books Festival last year, an East Lon­don duo not only cre­ated a plat­form for local authors, poets, artists and book lov­ers to con­nect, they are cre­at­ing a cul­ture of read­ing.Claire Mac­don­ald and Jen Bryson Moorcroft pro­moted read­ing in other organ­isa­tions...

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An emotional book about how the world crumbled for a former Miss South Africa semi finalist

PRISON CHILD – FELICIA GOOSEN, THE STORY OF VANESSA GOOSEN'S DAUGHTERMost people will remember the story of the former Miss South Africa semi-finalist Vanessa Goosen who was incarcerated in Lard Yao women’s prison in Bangkok in 1994 for more than 16 years. The young woman claimed to have...

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Afro #Poetry Times magazine is the poetic gem for June

The Afro Poetry Times June edition is on the shelves and on your number one digital press distributor PressReader. This issue is a poetic gem for June as it warms up the soul through amazing poems from amateur writers. What makes it even more eccentric is the tale of poetic success,...

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