Runous

Poet Marianne Boruch has won the Jackson Poetry Prize.

21. maaliskuuta 2026 Raportoinut AI

Maaliskuun 21. päivä on UNESCOn maailman runouden päivä, jonka tavoitteena on suojella kielellistä ja kulttuurista monimuotoisuutta sekä vaalia runoutta elävänä kulttuuriperintönä. Runous ulottuu kirjojen ulkopuolelle arkielämään, kuten Leksands IF:n otteluiden kannustushuutoihin ja musiikkiin. Dala-Demokraten katsoo, että sitä kohdellaan kouluissa liian marginaalisesti ja että se ansaitsisi keskeisen roolin.

Johanna Bell's new book, Department of the Vanishing, blends poetry and archival elements to explore environmental decline and personal grief in a future marked by mass bird extinctions. Set in 2029, the story follows an archivist dedicated to preserving records of vanished species. The work draws on themes of climate crisis, challenging literary norms as discussed by Amitav Ghosh.

28. helmikuuta 2026 Raportoinut AI

The Columbia University Armenian Center will host the Anahid Literary Prize award ceremony on March 30 at Faculty House in New York. The event features readings by recipients Lory Bedikian and Aaron Poochigian, following opening remarks by Peter Balakian. Registration is required for attendance.

Alan Botsford's latest poetry collection, 'Borderlines: An Astral Experience in Poems', blends elements of poetry and memoir in a genre-straddling work. Drawing inspiration from Dante Alighieri's 'Divine Comedy', it features 108 dramatic interior monologues that piece together moments in the life of Alan, an American poet living and teaching in Japan, from imagined viewpoints like colleagues, students, strangers, or social media connections.

10. joulukuuta 2025 Raportoinut AI

Grammy-nominated folk singer Courtney Marie Andrews shared previews of her upcoming album Valentine during an intimate performance at New York's National Arts Club on December 4. The event featured acoustic songs and poetry readings from her recent book. Valentine is scheduled for release on January 16, 2026.