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A celebration of creativity, community, and self-expression is set to take place this Friday as local poet Mila, also known as Shamiya, hosts an open mic night at Camilla Café …

Poets from Pakistan and India came together at a poetry gathering in Brisbane, united by a shared mission to promote peace, love, and cultural harmony. The event, a Mushaira (traditional …

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to the celebrated poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on his birth anniversary, commemorating his enduring legacy as a voice of resistance against oppression …

George Sibley, a longtime educator, writer, and cultural contributor from Gunnison, has been honored with the 12th annual Karen Chamberlain Award for Lifetime Achievement in Colorado Poetry. The award was …

Renowned writer and broadcaster Rafiq Masoodi released his latest Kashmiri-language poetry collection, Bay Pay Talaash (An Endless Search), during a literary function held in Srinagar on Sunday. The event, organized …

Submissions are now open for the 12th edition of the Ahmed Fouad Negm Prize for Egyptian Colloquial Poetry, one of the country’s leading literary awards honoring contemporary works in spoken-word …

In a powerful display of cross-border harmony, poets from Pakistan and India came together in Brisbane for a Mushaira—a traditional Urdu poetry gathering—promoting a shared message of peace, love, and …

The Vancouver International Children’s Festival will showcase British poet and performer Toby Thompson’s celebrated one-man show I Wish I Was a Mountain from May 26 to June 1 at Performance …

The Evansville Art Center will host a free community poetry workshop titled Nest and Bloom: On the Cusp of Summer on Tuesday, May 28. Led by local poet and writer …

Mark Turcotte, recently named Illinois Poet Laureate, never intended to build a life in Chicago. But a detour in 1992—following the death of his estranged father—led him to the city’s …