Indonesia International Poetry Forum Returns After Decade-Long Absence
After a decade-long absence, the Indonesia International Poetry Forum is back this week, welcoming poets from around the world to East and Central Java. Poets from 14 countries are expected to take part in the two-day event that starts on Tuesday and …
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What is the true theme of poetry?
FAIZ Ahmed Faiz is reported to have once said that “the true subject of poetry is the loss of the beloved”. Explaining this statement in the preface to her book The true subject: selected poems of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Naomi Lazard writes that the quotation …
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Grad student finds poetry in mountains
Ida Stewart worked her way through her Pushcart-nominated debut poetry collection, 'Gloss,' using several signature techniques, including knotty wordplay and personification of the West Virginia mountains. ELIZABETH STOWELL/Staff Stewart pondered her …
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